Vegetable Lettuce Seeds Page 1
Iceberg,
Batavian, Loose Leaf Lettuce & Mixtures
Lettuce seeds
(Lactuca
sativa)
Baby Leaf & Romaine| Butterhead,
Oak Leaf & Winter
| Cos |
Continental |
Iceberg, Looseleaf |
Mixtures &
Collections | Lettuce Index
Lettuce Seeds 700-1,000
per gram. Start sowing early spring making successional sowings
until mid summer. Sow as thinly as possible in rows 30cm apart, thin out to
20-30cm apart. Earlier sowings can be made from early January under glass. Pick
leaves young for baby salad leaf. Salad leaf mixtures from supermarkets are
expensive, pick your own from the garden and have fresh salad leaves, choose
from the large selection below of Baby leaf, Cos, Continental leaf, Iceberg, Oak
leaf. Add to this watercress, rocket, chevril, coriander, or chives for an
excellent leaf salad.
Monty Don suggested lettuce varieties for early sowing - Cos: Little Gem, Lobjoits, Rouge d' Hiver, Butterhead: Tom Thumb, Valdor, All Year Round Oakleaf & Baby Leaf: Roselee
Late Sown Lettuce Trials by Sarah Raven of the Cutting Garden as featured in the
Telegraph
Black Seeded Simpson
Cocarde
Erika
Marvel of Four Seasons
Red Sails
Reine De Glace
Valdor
Unicum
Batavian & Looseleaf
Batavian belong to the Iceberg family and produce loose leaf heads.
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Lettuce
Arianna
Organic Sourced Baby Leaf Small Batavian, tall open heads with thick mint green leaves and crunchy texture. Bolt and tip burn resistant. Suitable for both baby leaf and full head production £1.95 Av 300 seeds
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Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson Baby Leaf Early large Batavian loose leaf variety, with crinkly, juicy sweet light green leaves that are full of flavour. Sow early spring (when the ground has warmed up) to early summer and late summer for autumn harvest. Grow indoors or outdoors. Black seeded Simpson performed very well in the late sown lettuce winter trials by Sarah Raven. 1 gram approx 850 Seeds 28 day baby leaf, 46 days to maturity £1.40 Av 1 gram pkt
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Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson Baby Leaf Early large Batavian loose leaf variety, with crinkly, juicy sweet light green leaves that are full of flavour. Sow early spring (when the ground has warmed up) to early summer and late summer for autumn harvest. Grow indoors or outdoors. Black seeded Simpson performed very well in the late sown lettuce winter trials by Sarah Raven. 1 gram approx 850 Seeds 28 day baby leaf, 46 days to maturity £8.75 Av 10 gram pkt
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Lettuce
Hendersons Black Seeded Simpson Baby Leaf A very popular Batavian looseleaf lettuce, Henderson's black seeded Simpson was introduced in the 1870's by Peter Henderson & co. Sweet and tender leaves, a light yellow-green colour. 1 gram approx 950 Seeds 28 day baby leaf, 46 days to maturity £1.40 Av 1 gram pkt
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Lettuce Maravilla De Verano Canasta Looseleaf lettuce with red tipped leaves more pronounced in colder growing conditions. Half open good sized head, can be grown as cut and come again for baby leaf or leave for larger heads. Sow from mid Feb to September and harvest through to November according to growing conditions. 1 gram approx 650 seeds £1.40 Av 1 gram pkt
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Lettuce
Cherokee F1 Baby Leaf Dark red leaves for mini-head or full-size production. Thick, crisp, dark red leaves with good flavour. Similar appearance to Magenta except much darker red colour. Very slow bolting with excellent tolerance to heat and bottom rot. Looseleaf Batavian £1.65 Av 100 seeds
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| Lettuce Green Batavian Baby Leaf High quality outdoor Batavian baby leaf lettuce, having dark green coloured leaves, crisp texture and excellent flavour. Perfect for baby leaf production. Suitable for whole head production in spring and autumn. 1 gram approx 950 seeds £1.65 Av 1 gram pkt
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| Lettuce Flame Baby Leaf Looseleaf A unique, red leaf lettuce that is great for the new high-class markets. The frilly leaves are an intense crimson red, a fast grower that is slow to bolt. An excellent addition to add colour to the salad bowl, harvested young for baby leaf may not produce the distinctly red leaves. £1.15 Av 500 seeds
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Lettuce Green & Red Salad Bowl
Organic Sourced
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Iceberg
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Lettuce Chancellor An excellent quality Iceberg variety, quick maturing with spherical heads. Strong deep green leaves ideal for growing in the spring, summer and autumn.
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Lettuce
Reine De Glace Iceberg variety Known as 'Queen of the Ice'. A closed head variety, resistant to bolting. Green leaves with jagged edges, excellent flavour and texture. Sow mid February to end of August. Harvest mid Jun-end Nov. 1 gram approx 900 seeds
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Lettuce Mini Green Iceberg variety Baby Leaf The first mini Iceberg Available. Lettuce Minigreen is Compact, tight solid crisp hearts approximately the size of a tennis ball, with an excellent flavour. Grow at high density for baby leaf salad use, can be grown in the garden border, or in tunnels and glasshouses to extend the season. Keeps well in the fridge. Successional sowings are preferred every 3-4 weeks from spring to mid summer for a continuous supply of baby veg Iceberg. RHS Award of Garden Merit £1.35 Av 200 seeds
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Lettuce Saladin Iceberg A standard crisp head variety, with large dark green solid hearts and crisp, tasty leaves. Very good holding ability, highly recommended Iceberg. 1 gram approx 900 seeds
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Lettuce
Iceberg Standard variety Av 900 seeds A summer heading variety with large white hearts. Excellent value.
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Lettuce Great Lakes Iceberg variety Forms large dark green heads, nice solid hearts with good standing ability, slow to bolt. £1.15 Av 800 seeds
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Lettuce Webbs Wonderful Large headed variety with frilly edged leaves, a popular variety which is slow to bolt even in hot conditions. Iceberg variety |
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Lettuce
Baby Leaf & Romaine| Butterhead,
Oak Leaf & Winter
| Cos |
Continental |
Iceberg, Looseleaf |
Mixtures &
Collections | Lettuce Index
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The cultural
information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different
sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem
to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only,
you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a
rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed
like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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