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Red Lettuce Salaad Vegetable Gardening Seeds For Kitchen Garden - Red romaine lettuce can be discerned from the Green lettuce not just in color but in flavour as well. Red lettuce has a long history to its credit with origin attributed to ancient Romans who were growing red lettuce about 5000 years ago.Red Lettuce is also considered fat free food comprising mainly of water. You can indulge on a bowl full of red lettuce and feel full while getting a heave of nutrition such as vitamins A & K. Red leaf lettuce is easily recognized by its spoon like bunch of leaves with shades of red to dark reddish-purple.It has about the same nutritional value as green leaf lettuce but has double the vitamin A. Red lettuce has a shorter shelf life as compared to other members of lettuce family and should be consumed within a week after harvest.Growing RequirementsLettuce is susceptible to insect pests that attack the plant and either kill it completely or do irreparable damage. Some of the most common lettuce pests are: Earwigs, Cutworms, White Mold, Woodchucks, Rabbits, Aphids.Although lettuce grows fastest in full sunlight, it is one of the few vegetables that tolerates some shade. In fact, a spring crop often lasts longer if shaded from the afternoon sunshine as the season warms.Lettuce grows well in a cool climate with optimum temperatures for growth ranging from 16 to 20°C.Lettuce needs a steady water supply.