LETTUCE GREAT LAKES

Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa

This is the lettuce to grow for Summer salads. A large crisp head variety, the seed may be sown to produce a succession of crops. Strongly recommended. Grows well on any good soil in a sunny position.

How To Grow:
Sow a few seeds in each clump, 6mm  deep. Cover with fine layer of seed raising mix or soil, water gently. Space 30cm  apart. Thin to strongest seedlings. Feed with liquid fertiliser every 10-14 days. Water often as Lettuce have shallow roots. Make successive sowings.

When To Plant: Spring and Summer.
Harvest: 8 weeks
Sow: Spring, Summer