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LETTUCE |
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Different
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| Type | Sow (1 month earlier if under cloche) | Harvest (1 month earlier if under cloche) | Beginner Rating (1 easy, 3 hard) |
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| Butterhead | March to July. (12 weeks to harvest) |
June to midSeptember |
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Early sowings good success. Later sowings liable to bolt in hot, dry weather | |
| Iceberg / Crisp Heart | March to June (15 weeks to harvest) | July to midSeptember |
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Never as crisp as the supermarket icebergs, but worth a try. | |
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| Picking / Loose Leaf | April to June (12 weeks to harvest) | July to midSeptember |
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Easy to grow, many new varieties, suits pot culture. | |
| Cos | March to August(12 weeks to harvest) | July to midSeptember |
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Easy to grow | |
| Spring maturing | September to October (20 weeks to harvest) | March to mid-May |
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Needs cloche protection, failure rate high. | |
Recommendations of varieties for each of the above lettuce types are given in the section entitled 'Which Variety of Lettuce' - click here to go there now, or click below for the next page on lettuces.
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