Red Wave Lettuce: Characteristics
Red Wave is a lettuce variety. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from Allied Botanical (Condor brand).
The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our lettuce variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: vegetables in the Philippines.
Key facts about Red Wave lettuce
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | Allied Botanical (Condor brand) |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
No day count or trial yield is published for this variety. So ask the seller or your municipal agriculturist for figures from farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit lettuce fields most often: bacterial soft rot, Cercospora leaf spot, cutworm, damping off, leafminer. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Fruit: Leaves: leaf type, green leaves with red edges.
- Little bottom rot.
- Can be grown all year.
- Used as a wrap for Korean barbecue.
Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Red Wave lettuce
Loose leaf lettuce grows in the lowlands, while heading types need the highlands. Pick a variety slow to bolt in the heat. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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