Lettuces
Below are details of the varieties of Lettuces, both summer and winter, we will have available as plants this year.
As with the Cabbage plants, the lettuces are sown in seed trays, and pricked out into individual cells in 24 cell plug trays. Each tray can be easily divided into individual plants, enabling the purchase of individaul plants if a whole tray is not required. Additionally, this has the benefit of allowing varieties to be mixed within a single tray, so you canb gave a mixture of varieties and still only pay the whole tray price.
Lettuces are 25p each or £5 a tray (24 plants)
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Summer Lettuce
Green Salad Bowl A cut-and-come-again* variety. Fast growing, with deeply cut fresh green leaves. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt. |
Summer Lettuce
Clarion A good quality variety for cropping June to October. Nice shaped head with thick mid to dark green leaves. |
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Summer Lettuce
Little Gem A quick maturing, small cos variety which has a tight heart and a sweet flavour. |
Summer Lettuce
Lobjoits A cos type, and an old favourite which is large and self-folding. |
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Summer Lettuce
Lollo Rosso Another cut-and-come-again* type. The red-tinged leaves have wavy and serrated edges. |
Summer Lettuce Red Salad Bowl Cut-and-come-again type*. Fast growing, with deeply cut red leaves. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt. |
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Summer Lettuce Webb's Wonderful Crisphead. A large hearted variety with frilly leaves. Slow to bolt in hot weather |
Winter Lettuce Valdar Winter-hardy butter-head type. Solid, dark green heads ideal for cutting in spring |
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Winter Lettuce Winter Density Winter-hardy cos type lettuce. An excellent variety for cutting in April/May. |
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*Note on cut-and-come-again varieties; it is reccomended that you use a plastic or wooden knife to cut the leaves off, as metal knives cause damage to the plants, and has been know to kill them. alternatively, break off leaves by hand, using a downward motion to remove the entire leaf stalk from the stem.