LETTUCE 900 s/g
(Lactuca sativa).
Lettuce need to be sown at recommended times for best results. Heavy feeding and constant watering is required. Mulch, particularly in hot weather. High soil temperatures can cause seed dormancy, which may be broken by placing the seed in a refrigerator for 72 hours before sowing. Sow 1 cm. deep, thinning or transplanting as suggested. Summer sowings of all types are risky in tropical areas.
Leaf Lettuce are ideal for early Spring and late Summer sowing. By picking a few leaves at a time, a row can give fresh leaves for 2 months from a single sowing. Far better than the Iceberg types which mature over a concentrated period.
All our lettuce seed is “raw”, except for our pelleted Mini Cos.
BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE (Space 20 cm. apart.):
1576: Baby Butterhead (new!)
A compact butterhead with small frilled heads and sweet tender leaves. Space 15 cm apart. Suits garden or container and can be sown all year. Packets only.
1581: Mignonette Green
Smooth soft green leaves and nice heart. An old favourite.
1582: Mignonette Red (Brown)
Similar to Mignonette Red but with red tinged leaves.
COS LETTUCE (Romaine) - (Space 20 cm apart):
1588: Cos Verdi
A large green Cos with tall tender hearts. Crisp, tasty and attractive.
1591: Mini Cos
A miniature space saving Cos planted as little as 15 cm apart. Great taste without being bitter.
CRISPHEAD (Iceberg) LETTUCE (space 30 cm. apart):
1583: Great Lakes
A solid summer lettuce with resistance to running up to seed in hot weather. Sow spring and summer.
1590: Iceberg Mini
Produces a 10cm head and can be planted as close as 20 cm apart for small areas. Suited for planting most of the year, maturing in around 9 weeks in warm weather. Packets Only.
1589: Salinas AYR (new!)
A good solid hearting variety with good all year round performance. Heads large and crisp with medium dark green colouring. Packets only.
LEAF LETTUCE
1597: Green Coral
Attractive smooth mid green leaves with heavily frilled margins on a non hearting plant. Quick maturing.
1592: Red Coral
Attractive smooth red leaves with heavily frilled margins on a non hearting plant. Ready to use in as little as 8 weeks from sowing.
LETTUCE MIXES
1577: Bistro Blend (new!)
This excellent flavoured mix gives many different leaf shapes, textures and colours including deep red, brown and green shades. Packets only.
2065: Lettuce Mix
A mixture of all our Lettuce types for a varied and interesting lettuce plot. Best sown in spring and autumn.
1578: Loose-leaf Mixed
A mix of Coral and Oak leaf types. Best sown in spring and autumn.
2066: Mesclun Mix
Contains a mixture of Leaf Lettuce, Rocket, Endive, Chervil, Mustard and Chicory to make your own Mesclun mix.
OAKLEAF LETTUCE (Space 20 cm apart):
1585: Oakleaf Green
Vigorous green Oakleaf type. Quick maturing. Pick as required.
1593: Oakleaf Red
Produces rosettes of deeply cut leaves. Pick leaves as required. Quick to mature.
OTHER LETTUCE
1378: Celtuce (new!)
Grown for its thick edible stem, rather than its leaves. Sow in spring, thinning to 30 cm. Slice stem and cook lightly.
1599: Miners Lettuce
Not to Western Australia. Small leaves surrounding the stems can be harvested a few weeks after germination or much later. Roots are also edible either raw or cooked. Sow to mature in cooler weather. Packets only.