Lettuce Flashcards
Lettuce
Varieties
Cos - Little Gem
Butter heard - All the Year Round
Crisphead (Iceberg) - Webb’s Wonderful
Loose leaf - Salad Bowl
Timetable
Lettuce
Summer /Autumn
Sow under glass - mid Feb to mid Mar
Sow outside - April to June
Harvest - June to Sept
Timetable
Lettuce
Sow - Aug to Sept
Harvest - April to May
Sowing
Lettuce
Sow in situ or in modules - can be sown in seed beds.
Sow 1cm deep, thin seedlings or transplant to 15-20 cm apart
Rows 30cm apart.
For early spring crop sow in Autumn and overwinter under cloches/crop cover: choose hardy variety.
To avoid glut sow a small number at fortnightly intervals
Transplanting
Lettuce
If sown in modules or a seed beds: when there are five or six leaves.
Water planting position and transplant in the evening to avoid wilting
Ground occupancy
Lettuce
6 to 14 weeks depending on type
Special requirements.
Lettuce
Seedlings need protection from slugs and snails.
Harvesting.
Lettuce
Cut early or when mature to avoid bolting (running to seed).
Some varieties will regrow if stump is left in the ground.
Storage
Lettuce
In fridge for a few days.
Pests
Lettuce
Slugs
Birds
Aphids
Diseases
Lettuce
Symptoms - yellow/ brown spots form on the upper surface.
White mould underneath leaf.
Leaves become distorted and wilt.
Treatment - Avoid overcrowding, ensure good air circulation and adequate drainage.
Infested plants should be burned.
