Home grown lettuce really does have that wonderful taste and crunch you rarely get when buying , its easy to grow if you follow these steps and you can have fresh salad 365 days a year with the right mix of varieties
The ones I grow to give me a constant supply areWinter Meraviglia d’Inverno san martino Wonderful cool season lettuce for eating through the cooler months Sow Sept-March
Spring/Summer/Autumn
Red (Rouge) Grenoble Sow Feb-Sept
Ciucca Great for cooler areas Sow Jan-march Sept-Oct
Rossa of Trento Sow April-Sept
Lolla Rosso Sow March-Oct
Black seeded Simpson Sow Feb-June Aug-Sept
If your direct sowing always water the drill first and sow in the cool of the evening
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