lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl'
lettuce (loose-leaf)
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile and moisture retentive
The gorgeous red-tinged bronze leaves of this lovely loose-leaf lettuce are deeply lobed, like an oak leaf, and look very pretty in salads. This reliable variety will tolerate some hot weather and is very slow to bolt. It's also a cut-and-come-again type, so you can pick the outer leaves over several weeks and the heart continues producing more. Alternate plants with 'Green Salad Bowl' lettuces for a pretty and colourful edging in flowerbeds and decorative veg gardens. - Growing Instructions:Sow into trays or modules in the greenhouse or on a windowsill and harden off before planting out. Or sow direct in shallow drills where they are to grow, either in containers or in the open ground, thinning seedlings to 15cm apart. Protect from slugs and cover early sowings with a cloche.
- Sow: March-July
- Harvest: May-September
- Approximate quantity: 1200 seeds.
perpetual spinach
perpetual spinach
A super-reliable cut and come again crop
sorrel red veined
Salad leaves red-veined sorrel
An unusual and beautiful herb
lettuce 'Little Gem'
lettuce (cos)
A crisp, sweet and tasty cos lettuce
Giant easy polytunnel cloche
Giant easy polytunnel cloche
Giant Poly Tunnels are ideal for winter and early spring vegetables
Kitchen garden cloche
Kitchen garden cloche
A sturdy, high quality, long lasting and stylish growing cover.
Timber grow bed
Timber grow bed
Grow your own fresh vegetables.
misticanza mixed salad leaves
misticanza mixed
Everything you need for the salad bowl!
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