Winter lettuce
by Diane - July 12th, 2012.Filed under: Dobbies.
Lettuce can be grown all year round.
In the depths of winter it might need a cloche, mini poly-tunnel or being in a pot in the greenhouse, but it’ll grow if you pick the right varieties.
Enjoy fresh salad leaves all year round.
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Winter Density £1.69
Crisp, dark green hearts. A dwarf, compact variety very popular for autumn sowing.. Average Packet Content 1400 seeds. Features – For Autumn Sowing To Mature in Spring. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Unrivalled £1.69
Medium-sized hearts. Sow outdoors in spring and summer. Also excellent for January-February sowing under glass for transplanting outdoors.. Average Packet Content 1200 seeds. Features – Butterhead Variety – For Spring and Summer Sowing Outdoors. Can be sown outside or under cover. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Salad Bowl £1.69
Non-hearting. Produces an abundance of fresh green foliage over a long period for use in salads.. Average Packet Content 1300 seeds. Features – Picking Variety Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. Crops over a long period. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Rosetta (Greenhouse) £2.29
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.. Average Packet Content 100 seeds. Features – Variety for culture under glass or in frames. Butterhead-type variety with a great flavour. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity.)
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Red Salad Bowl £1.69
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 Agricultural Botany.. HEALTH BENEFITS: Source of beta-carotene and vitamin A.. Great colour! Productive over a long period. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).. Average packet content 1500 seeds.
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Lollo Rossa £2.29
A most attractive plant to add colour to the salad bowl. Crisp and delicious, the leaves are frilled and tinged with red. Pretty enough to include in the flower border. Award of Garden Merit.. Average Packet Content 500 seeds. Features – Picking Lettuce Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. A lovely coloured head. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Lobjoits Green Cos £1.49
Large, very crisp, dark green upright hearts which are self-folding. Suitable for spring and autumn sowing. Award of Garden Merit.. Average Packet Content 1300 seeds. Features – Cos Variety Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. A heart produced that self-folds. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – Little Gem £1.49
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. Award of Garden Merit.. Average Packet Content 900 seeds. Features – Cos Variety Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. Small and sweet hearts produced. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).
Suttons Lettuce Seeds – All The Year Round £1.39
Crisp, compact white hearts.. Average Packet Content 1000 seeds. Features – Butterhead Variety – For Spring and Summer Sowing Outdoors. Crops very well. Sow little and often to ensure a continuous supply. Grow in a rich soil and water well in dry periods. Sow outdoors at fortnightly intervals from March to July, and in September sow varieties which stand through winter to head the following spring. (10-14 weeks maturity).
Suttons Corn Salad (Lamb’s Lettuce) Seeds – Large Leaved £1.69
Tastes like tender young Lettuce – invaluable for winter salads. Can be gathered when 3 or 4 leaves have formed, or given protection from frost with straw or bracken. Grows well in pots, keeping lower leaves clean.. Average Packet Content 450 seeds. Leaves can be picked when just a few have formed. Sow outdoors mid-August to end September in succession.