Lamb’s lettuce is fairly new plant native to Central Europe which has been growing in popularity since the late Middle Ages. Formerly lamb’s lettuce was a winter salad typically grown outdoors but cultivation under protection has become more common in recent years.
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Vigorous and highly productive, this big-seed variety has large, long dark-green leaves. Fine flavour, delicious in salads. Particularly frost hardy, also ideal for autumn cultivation. >>>
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Medium-green, spoon-shaped variety for cultivation outdoors. Can also be grown in cold frame - but ensure sufficient ventilation. >>>
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Fast growing corn salad (lamb's lettuce) for outdoors. Avoid sowing too densely, so that large pretty rosettes can form. >>>
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Very fast-growing, downy mildew resistant variety, suitable for cultivation outdoors as well as under glass or in polytunnels. Grows even faster than Vit. >>>
Also available as precision seeds
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Dark-green variety, not so fast-growing, for outdoor cultivation. Better able to withstand strong frost compared to other varieties. Also, slower in spring to become stalky. Leaves stay separate without sticking together. >>>
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Fast-growing, dark-green, round leaves. As it resists downy mildew, it is suitable for cultivation in autumn and winter, whether outdoors, under glass, or in polytunnels. >>>
Also available as precision seeds
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