Outredgeous Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Days to Maturity: 65

Outredgeous lettuce is intensely red, lightly ruffled, and loosely heading. It has a crisp, mild and sweet taste. It was bred by famous seed breeder Frank Morton of Gathering Together Farm in Oregon. In 2015, NASA selected Outredgeous seeds to be launched into space, to be grown and eaten on the International Space Station! This variety was selected because it had the lowest bacterial count of any of the lettuces tested by NASA. 

Outredgeous is an Open Source Seed Initiative variety. The OSSI pledge: "You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives."

Planting Instructions: Sow Outredgeous Lettuce seeds outdoors in early spring thru late summer, every 3 weeks. Sprinkle 1/4" soil on top, keep evenly moist until germinated.

Seed Saving Instructions: Allow most vigorous and tastiest plants to bolt & flower. Collect Outredgeous Lettuce seed when white fluffs form from the flowerheads. Store seeds in a paper or mesh bag in a cool, dark and dry location.

Approx 300 Outredgeous Lettuce seeds per packet