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lettuce 'Marvel of Four Seasons'
lettuce or Lactuca sativa 'Merveille des Quatre Saisons'
This easy-to-grow, heritage variety from 1885 is a great performer in hot and cold conditions and can be harvested nearly all year...
approx 500 seeds
£2.39
£2.99
available to order from summer
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Plant description
This easy-to-grow, heritage variety from 1885 is a great performer in hot and cold conditions and can be harvested nearly all year round. Slow to bolt, ‘Marvel of Four Seasons’ produces medium/large butterhead type lettuces with deep crimson outer leaves and light green centre leaves. A great ‘all-rounder’, and of excellent flavour, autumn sowings will need extra protection during the winter months e.g cloche or horticultural protection fleece.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
Growing instructions:
Early in the season sow into trays or modules in the greenhouse or on a windowsill. Thin seedlings to 5cm apart and harden off before planting out, allowing 30cm between plants. Later in the season sow direct where they are to grow in shallow drills, 30cm apart. Protect from slugs and cover early and late sowings with a cloche. A late sowing made in August in a coldframe or in the greenhouse borders will grow on right through winter.
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