By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer

Green lettuces generally taste better than red ones.  Or at least that's my opinion.  So if you're going to bother growing a red one, why not choose  the most gorgeous red lettuce you can find.  Like this brand new one from Renee's Garden she's calling Sea of Red.  I don't know if I want to eat it or wear it.  Wouldn't you love to have a dress this color?

Sea of Red's sword-shaped leaves, says Renee, "color up to the most amazingly deep, mahogany-red that we've seen in any lettuce variety."  The color doesn't fade in the sun either, says Rene, but actually deepens. It's a cut and come again type lettuce, so it should last quite a long time in my coastal garden.  Can't wait to start it! 

We're going to grow in the test garden, too, so don't be surprised to hear more about it.