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10 Organic 'Freckles' Lettuce Plants Vegetables

10 Organic 'Freckles' Lettuce Plants

SKU: VEG0073

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Uniquely speckled lettuce to brighten up any salad

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The Highlights

Unique green and red speckled leaves
Mild and fresh Romanie lettuce flavour
Cut the leaves when you need them and the plant will grow more .Cut the outer leaves when you need them, leaving the inner leaves on the plant, and the plant will produce more outer leaves.MORE
Can easily be grown in small garden spaces

Planting Calendar

Best time to plant
Harvest
Flower

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Supplied as:

10 Plug Plants

Plug plants are small seedlings that allows you to skip the germination process involved in having to sow from seed.

Height on arrival:

5-15cm

Eventual height:

15-25cm

Eventual spread:

15-20cm

Tasting notes:

Mild, minerally fresh flavour

Time to first crop:

6-8 weeks

Hardiness:

Hardy

Plant after the last frost and it will do great

Uses:

Salads, Sandwiches

Rootstock:

Spacing:

15-25cm

If planting in rows the plant 15-25cm apart with another 20cm in between the rows. If planting in a pot then plant 15-20cm apart and ensure the pot has adequate drainage holes.

Care Guide

Good Pest and Disease Resistance

Slugs and aphids can be a problem for lettuce. To prevent slug damage keep the area around the lettuces clean and dry as possible, especially during the night. Use barriers such as crushed egg shells or copper wire. If the problem is known then you can use specific slug-killing nematodes–make sure you read the instructions on the package.MORE

Water Regularly

Full-sun to partial shadeMORE

Full-sun to partial shade

Freckles needs around 6 hours of sunlight every day. Partial shade during the hottest parts of the day will help prevent the plant bolting (running to flower and stopping leaf growth).MORE

Rich, well-draining soil

A good-mix to use is three parts quality compost to one part topsoil. If you are planting into the ground then make sure you have added plenty of compost, epsecially if your soil is clay-heavy as the lettuce can rot due to poor drainage.MORE

Feed Initially

Applying a nitrogen-rich feed such as chicken manure pellets will help promote leafy growth resulting in bigger lettuce heads.MORE

Not required

Put the tools down! No pruning required.MORE