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Lettuce Information
Lettuce
Latuca sativa
A salad vegetable in a huge array of varieties. When early, main, and late crops are used it is possible to have lettuce all year round.
Moon Planting Type: Leafy
Soil Type: Any Soil
Aspect: Any aspect
Light: Full Sun
Hardiness: Heated greenhouse
Moisture: Well-drained
pH: Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Height:
Spread:
Lettuce Growing Notes
Sowing
Sow early crops under glass and then plant out under cloches. Main and late crops can be sown directly into the ground at a depth of 1cm and 20-30cm apart. Late crops should be protected under cloches.
Pruning & Thining
Thin as required
Harvesting
Pick loose leaf lettuce as and when required. Pick leaves from different plants so they can continue growing. Heart lettuce can be harvested when the heart is firm.
Lettuce Varieties
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The best and largest winter Lettuce with solid hearts of deep green. Very resistant to cold, wet conditions. Sow August-September. Row 15m (50). Winter/Spring Variety. Maturing time approximately 10-1...more£1.30
A vigorous and quick-growing variety, that is equally tasty picked as baby leaves or left to develop whole heads....more£1.85
An unusual and very striking bronze-coloured Cos variety. Its very versatile and can be picked for leaves or left to develop a solid, crispy and mouth-watering heart. Cos variety...more£1.55
A medium-sized, dark green, Butterhead-type Lettuce for glasshouse growing, with great flavour and good resistance to Downy mildew. Sow August to January for continued winter cropping. Variety for cul...more£2.10
Superb quality and taste - Delight in the crisp and crunchy, mouth-wateringly tasty, rich green leaves of this superb variety. Suitable for early May-June harvest. Resistant to Downy Mildew....more£2.25
A red 'Little Gem' type boasting deep maroon-red outer leaves and crisp, yellow interiors. Good resistant to Bremia, a fungal disease that is common in lettuces. Cos variety....more£1.55
Medium-sized hearts. Sow outdoors in spring and summer. Also excellent for January-February sowing under glass for transplanting outdoors....more£1.55
An outstanding variety with deep red, oakleaf-shaped leaves, which has proved extremely popular with visitors to our trials ground. Grow as baby leaves or full heads. Picking lettuce....more£1.85
It's what we've all been waiting for - a version of the enormously popular 'Little Gem' variety that can be grown throughout the winter with only frost protection, so you can enjoy a steady harvest of...more£1.85
A very reliable and extremely easy to grow Iceberg type Lettuce. It produces crisp green leaves, is mildew resistant, tolerant to hot weather and slow to bolt. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. 'FOU...more£6.25
Extremely early maturing, tight, solid, small heads with few outside leaves. Sow March-end May. Also does well under cloches or in cold frame....more£1.30
A vigorous grower producing an abundance of tasty, attractive, frilly green leaves. Mildew resistant, it can be grown outdoors or indoors over winter. Picking variety....more£1.55
A delicious mini red Cos whose crisp, tasty leaves develop a good red colour from an early stage of maturity. Mildew resistant. Cos variety...more£1.85
Non-hearting. Produces an abundance of fresh green foliage over a long period for use in salads. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Picking Variety. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultura...more£1.55
Red leaved form of picking type lettuce. Very productive over a long period and attractive in the garden. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Picking Variety. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultu...more£1.55
Crisp and delicious, the leaves are frilled and tinged with red. Pretty enough to include in the flower border. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Picking Lettuce. Recommended by the National Institute...more£2.10
A very popular variety producing large, crisp hearts. Slow to run to seed....more£1.30
A very reliable and extremely easy to grow Iceberg type Lettuce - the nearest thing we have to a foolproof variety! It produces crisp green leaves, is mildew resistant, tolerant to hot weather and slo...more£2.10
Large, very crisp, dark green upright hearts which are self-folding. Suitable for spring and autumn sowing. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Cos Variety. Recommended by the National Institute of Agri...more£1.35
Quick to mature, dwarf and compact, producing crisp, sweet, medium-sized hearts with few outside leaves. Resistant to root aphid. Suited to sowing March-July outdoors, and also good under cloches. RHS...more£1.35
Quick to mature, dwarf and compact, producing crisp, sweet, medium-sized hearts with few outside leaves. Resistant to root aphid. Suited to sowing March-July outdoors, and also good under cloches. RHS...more£3.95
Crisp, dark green hearts. A dwarf, compact variety very popular for autumn sowing. Can also be sown outdoors in spring and early summer. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany....more£1.55
Special mixture of the finest types of Cabbage and Cos Lettuce to mature in succession....more£1.55
A superb blend of Red, Cos, red-tinged Batavia and Oak-leaf Lettuce varieties. (Cut and come again Baby Leaf Mixture. Many of us buy pre-packed bags of mixed salad leaves, but not so many are aware ju...more£2.10
Unique mixture of Cos lettuce. Great colour, shape, texture and sweetness of baby leaf stage. (Cut and come again Baby Leaf Mixture. Many of us buy pre-packed bags of mixed salad leaves, but not so ma...more£2.10
Add colour to the salad bowl. Crisp and delcious, the leaves are frilled and tinged with red. (Often called Baby Vegetables, specially bred variety ideal for gardening in small spaces, be it in the ga...more£2.10
Quick to mature, dwarf and compact, producing crisp, sweet, medium-sized hearts with few outside leaves. Resistant to root aphid....more£2.45
A very popular variety producing large, crisp hearts. Slow to run to seed....more£2.45
A tasty, large cylindrical upright Cos variety. All our Organic varieties carry the Organic Farmers & Growers Seal of Approval....more£1.35
A quick-growing crispy Lettuce with a solid heart, popular for salads....more£1.55
A non-hearting variety producing lots of frilled 'picking' leaves over a long period. "Growing vegetables can be fun and very rewarding. Not only do you get that 'fresh from the garden taste', but als...more£1.55
Pick the attractive, tasty leaves as and when needed. Origin - The Mediterranean....more£1.85
If you've never grown your own lettuce plants to experience that 'fresh from the garden' taste, try our mixed pack: five superb varieties to provide a range of colours, tastes and leaf types....more£8.95
Like its cousin Little Gem this is just right for the smaller family. Dazzle is the same size flavour and texture but with a colour that will add a real zing to your salad bowl! It is a quick growin...more£1.49
Four favourites in one packet - Perfect for lovers of summer salads! All Sorts Mixed contains: Little gem (cos) Webbs Wonderful (iceburg) All the Year Round (butterhead) Lollo Rossa (red loosel...more£1.79
Almost a cross between a butterhead and a crisphead (iceburg) Buttercrunch has soft outer leaves and a crunchy tasty centre. The plants stand well and are slow to bolt in hot weather. Their small hear...more£1.29
In many ways Lobjoits is a 'golden oldie' but gardeners know it is still worth growing. It produces large dark green upright hearts with a crunchy texture and good flavour. A favourite in the summer s...more£0.99
This crisphead lettuce produces large solid crunchy hearts and is slow to bolt even in hot weather and reliably performs all summer long. A favourite with gardeners for many years it is a reliable per...more£0.99
If ever a variety deserved its name it was Little Gem! Grow your own for the best flavour and you can eat it minutes after picking. Compact dark green leaves with a very solid crisp and crunchy heart...more£0.99
Attractively fringed and crinkled pale green leaves with a crimson edge form a loose heart. They add colour to the salad bowl and they have a great flavour!Often expensive when shop bought so grow ...more£1.49
A light green very upright well textured and frilly variety. Leaves are thick and waxy with shallow lobes and a crunchy texture that is superb....more£1.99
