LETTUCE-ORIENTAL-YU MAI TSAI
LETTUCE-ORIENTAL-YU MAI TSAI
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Lactuca sativa
LETTUCE-ORIENTAL-YU MAI TSAI is a Chinese variety that produces fast growing narrow tasty green leaves that can be harvested on a cut-and-come-again basis. Use raw or cooked it is very popular in South China through to Taiwan for stir-fry, & is great in salads. A unique lettuce for the home garden. Seed can be sprouted & used in salads or on sandwiches.
Sow in ordinary garden soil directly into your garden or container. Lettuce seed must have light to germinate. Make a shallow furrow in the soil; sow the seeds, then cover the furrows with a light layer of soil. Keep moist but NOT WET.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 60 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 5 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 20 – 30 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 20 – 30 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
20 - 30 cm (8 - 12 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring, Autumn
Temperature Range
10 - 25 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun to Part Shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct or Raise Seedlings
Soil
Loamy, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
15 - 25 °C (59 - 77 °F)
Seed Preparation
No preparation required
Sowing Depth
0.5 cm (¼ inch)
Plant Spacing
20 - 25 cm (8 - 10 inches)
Row spacing
30 - 40 cm (12 - 16 inches)
Watering
Regular, keep soil moist
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
40 - 60 days
Good Companion Plants
Radishes, Carrots, Spinach
Bad Companion Plants
Brassicas
Pests
Aphids, Flea Beetles
Diseases
Downy Mildew, Leaf Spot
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
