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Growing Bronze Arrow Lettuce in the Vegetable Garden

Bronze Arrow can be direct sown outdoors in cool weather or started indoors for transplanting. Sow seeds 0.125 inch deep and keep the soil evenly moist for steady germination. Space plants 8-10 inches apart in rows 12-18 inches apart if growing for full looseleaf plants, or sow a bit more thickly for repeated cut-and-come-again harvests. Choose a site with fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. In spring and fall gardens, direct sowing is often the easiest method, while transplants can help create more uniform spacing and earlier harvests.

This variety performs best when growth is steady, and stress is kept to a minimum. Lettuce benefits from consistent moisture, moderate fertility, and cool weather. A light mulch can help preserve soil moisture and moderate temperature as the season warms. In hotter regions, some afternoon shade can improve leaf tenderness and help delay bolting. Successive sowings every 2-3 weeks are a good way to extend harvests. Bronze Arrow is especially useful in salad gardens because it combines attractive color with sweet flavor and can be harvested over time by taking outer leaves while allowing the center to continue growing.

Harvesting Bronze Arrow Lettuce

Harvest Bronze Arrow by cutting outer leaves as needed once they are large enough to use, or cut the whole plant near the base for a full harvest. For the longest picking window, leave the center intact and continue taking outer leaves. Harvest regularly while leaves are young and tender for the best flavor and texture. Once plants begin to bolt, leaf quality declines, and bitterness can increase.

About Bronze Arrow Garden Seeds

Bronze Arrow is an old looseleaf oakleaf-type lettuce introduced under the name Bronze Beauty and recognized in All-America Selections trials in 1947.

Its bronze-tipped green foliage makes it especially attractive in mixed salad beds and market displays.

This heirloom is well regarded for sweet flavor, tender leaves, and dependable cut-and-come-again performance.

Its slow-bolting habit makes it a useful choice for gardeners who want a longer harvest window from a looseleaf lettuce.

Tips From Our Gardeners

Looseleaf lettuces like this one are easiest to love when you harvest often and keep them growing steadily. Snip outer leaves young, water before the soil dries hard, and give a little afternoon shade if spring turns warm too fast.

- Jerry Sawyer, True Leaf Market Writer

Bronze Arrow Lettuce Seeds Per Package:

• 1 g Packet - Approximately 1,000 Seeds
• 1 oz - Bulk - Approximately 28,000 Seeds
• 4 oz - Bulk - Approximately 115,000 Seeds
• 1 lb - Bulk - Approximately 460,000 Seeds
• 5 lb - Bulk - Approximately 2,30,000Seeds
• 25 lb - Wholesale - Approximately 11,000,000 Seeds

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