Red lettuce from Montpellier
$ 13.50
Very early old variety, excellent winter hardiness but flowers quickly in spring. Beautiful tight fleshy dark green, brown and light green apples at the core. Tasty and crunchy leaves.
Spring sowing: late February to late April
Late summer early autumn sowing: mid-July to mid-September
500 seeds approximately</h3 >
Description
Red lettuce from Montpellier – Heirloom Seeds / Rare seeds
Spring sowing: late February to late April
Late summer early autumn sowing: mid-July to mid-September
Harvest: about 2 months later sowing
Sowing under shelter is done between 12 to 15°C in a terrine from the end of February/March, the seeds are slightly buried and covered with a thin layer of compost. Tamp down, water with a fine rain, keep moist. First transplant when the plants have 2 true leaves (plus the cotyledons) in pots with seed compost. Harden them in the open air little by little, before final planting. Plant 3 weeks to 1 month after sowing, when the plants have 4-5 leaves, all the 25, 30 cm without burying the base of the leaves, in a sunny position, in a soil fed once a year with homemade compost. Direct sowing in the ground: in a line in a furrow or broadcast, cover lightly with soil and tamp down with the back of the rake. Thin the plants as soon as they have 3 or 4 leaves, keep the most beautiful ones Water regularly and copiously to avoid wilting and bolting, remember to mulch in case of drought . Harvest: Cut the lettuce close to the ground when the “head” is well formed. Harvest in the cool of the morning: the leaves will be firmer. Type of soil: does not require any particular soil Pests: snails and slugs
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