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Lettuce Plug Plants - Description
- Pack of Butterhead Lettuce Plug Plants
- Flavour: Sweet Buttery Flavor
- Foliage: Large, Ruffled Leaves.
- Soft, Folded, Blanched Centres
- Quantity: 10 Plants
- Approx. Size: 7cm
- Long Harvest Period
- Harvest After 60 -70 Days
- Very Popular Lettuce Variety
Lettuce Plug Plants - How to Grow
- Plant out from March onwards
- Spacing: 10cm
- Rows: 15cm apart
- Best to soak plants for 10 minutes before planting
- Handle plants with care when removing from trays
- Plant into prepared soil & firm in well
- Site: Prefers partial shade
- Soil: Moderate fertility
- Avoid acidic soils
- Ideally prepare your soil in Autumn
Lettuce Plug Plants - Care & Harvest
- Harvest in morning for best texture & flavour
- Harvested from May to October
- Avoid growing in full sun
- Shade plants from sun in mid Summer to avoid bolting
- Ensure a regular watering of crops
- Pests to watch out for include slugs & snails
- If growing in greenhouse, surround crops with organic slug pellets or wool pellets
