I eat the leaves freely in the early spring. This is the most cold hardy of all lettuces, in the right circumstances producing very reasonable salads midwinter, which is before the plant goes tough and bitter. Lactuca virosa is a preferred wild species from Europe—highest latex content, nutrient dense, good winter salad, bright purple-black seeds, much less spiny than the weedy types e.
Traditional usage TWM : Sedative, pain-relieving, antispasmodic, digestive bitter, euphoric used to treat insomnia, restlessness, bodily pain, painful menses, digestive woes. Source of lactucarium, the white latex that contains alkaloids Lactucin and sesquiterpene lactones. Sow in spring or fall, in pots outdoors or directly in beds outdoors. Barely cover seed with soil and tamp securely, then keep cool and evenly moist until germination, which takes 10 to 20 days.
Very warm soil temperatures retard or disallow germination. Indoor growers will often be disappointed—the wild plant needs cool temperatures to germinate. Transplant or thin to 6 inches apart. Flowers yellow to 6 feet. Something wrong with this post? Thanks for letting us know. If you can point us in the right direction Hi Marcia, yes, all our seeds are non-gmo. Yes, you can call them heirloom if you like. Yes, when they flower. Hi Richo, I started my seeds mid Feb, moved them outside after germination just 6 days later!
And have had them on the back deck since, they seem to small to transplant and I was wondering how big should they be? My last frost date is may 19th or so. Hi Angela, They grow kinda slowly at first and it is time to transplant them out even if they are small.
As the ground warms, be sure to water them frequently. Hi Elizabeth, Its a recurring question and my thought is that this fast-growing plant might be grown as a winter annual in warmer zones. Why not try? That has always been my approach—try everything and keep what works. My question is do I need to harden them off like I would new seedling or should I plant them in permanent location.
Thank You for Your time. Thank You for quick response! I hope this is the correct season to plant as summer is coming? If not I will try in house till fall to plant out? I have lots of garden buddies I will be sending your sight to them. Thanks again! How long does this seed typically need for cold stratification? We tried 6 weeks and another batch at 4 weeks. Planted in February in zone 8b and another batch in March.
None sprouted yet. I just plant it in the garden or in a deep flat in the shadehouse. Soil temperature should be around 65 degrees for best results, never as much as 80 degrees, which does indeed retard germination. Here are the directions given: Sow in spring or fall, in pots outdoors or directly in beds outdoors.
Hello Holly, It is helpful in order to attain best germination rate. Even planting in a cool greenhouse would be fine.
Its a wild seed—if you plant it in outdoor conditions it will know its in the wild and germinate. It takes usually a couple of weeks in the right conditions. Hi Pamela, In November, when things cool down a bit.
I would suggest planting it in the early spring. I live in north Florida, about 1 mile from the coastline, zone 8b or 9. Would this plant doe well as a winter crop and would it reseed itself? Hi Do you guys ship to South Africa? I want to buy Wild Lettuce and Dandelion.
I live on the Westcoast about 3 miles from the sea. We have sandy soil. Will they grow here? Hell Marius, Sounds like a lovely location. We can no longer ship successfully to South Africa. Customs is tossing the seeds upon arrival. Hi Lelah, The spiny kind of wild lettuce is actually Lactuca serriola. The main difference is that the spiny wild lettuce is very challenging to eat on account of the spines. Lactuca virosa the black-seeded European type that we grow and sell is much kinder to the lips and also easier to work with in the garden, as it is not painfully spiny.
Both species produce lactucarium and in terms of bleeding them, there is little difference between the two—they both provide reasonable quantity and quality of latex. NOTE: Hurry and reserve your item now while stocks last. We are constantly out of stock! The Blue Lotus resin is All orders dispatched in discrete packaging within 24 hours of receiving payment.
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