MICRORADICLE

Cultivars / Leafy greens

Coastal Star

Romaine · Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

Plant in engine

DTM

65 d

77 d occupancy · hardy

Rows

3

8 in in-row

Density

4.5

plants / bed-ft

Yield

4.5

heads / bed-ft

Direct $/ft

$13.16

$3.25 / head

30 in bed · cross sectionscale 1:8 · looking east
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Propagation

Method
Transplant
Cell size
128s
Nursery lead
26 d
Germination
5 d
Germ temp
40°F – 80°F (opt 68°F)
Seed spacing
½ in

Field geometry · 30 in

Bed width
30 in
Rows / bed
3
In-row
8 in
Seed spacing
½ in
Plants / linear ft
4.5
Plants / 50 ft
225

Timeline

DTM from field
65 d
Holding
12 d
Occupancy
77 d
Multicut
no
Fall photoperiod
×1.15
Frost hardiness
Hardy

Yield & revenue

Sales unit
head
Units / bed-ft
4.5
Avg unit wt
0.7 lb
Target lb / bed-ft
3.2 lb
Cull rate
10%
Wholesale / Direct
$1.85 / $3.25

Irrigation

Drip lines / bed
2
Emitter spacing
8 in
Emitter GPH
0.42
Weekly water
1 in
GPH / 50 ft
63
Gal / week · 50 ft
77.9

Soil extraction

Fertility demand
Moderate
N / 100 bed-ft
1.5 lb
P / 100 bed-ft
0.38 lb
K / 100 bed-ft
1.7 lb
N-P-K / 50 ft
0.8 / 0.2 / 0.9 lb
Family
Asteraceae

On this farm · 50 ft block

Season window
2026-03-04 → 2026-11-10
First greenhouse
2026-02-06
First harvest
2026-05-08
Successions that fit
10 · every 10 d
Bed-ft for 50 lb
18 ft
Seed for 50 ft
265 seeds · 225 plants
Wholesale / Direct · 50 ft
$374.63 / $658.13

Notes

Full-size green romaine. 3-row 8 in. Slow bolt.

Companions

carrot · onion · radish

Avoid

broccoli