Organic Lettuce – Little Gem
£1.29
One of the quickest and earliest varieties to mature. Little Gem produces small compact plants which are packed with a crisp sweet heart and little outside leaf.
- Seed Count: 1200
1306 in stock
Lettuce – Little Gem Organic
One of the quickest and earliest varieties to mature. Little Gem produces small compact plants which are packed with a crisp sweet heart and little outside leaf.
Cultivation advice Lettuce – Little Gem Organic
- Days To Germination: 7-10 days
- Days To Harvest: 65 days
- Planting Depth: 1/8 inch
- Spacing, Row: 12-18 inches
- Spacing, Plant: 8-12 inches
- Light: Sunny Location
- Lettuce is hardy and can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked.
- Can be direct seeded, 3 seeds every 8 inches in rows 8-12 inches apart, as early as the soil can be worked or grown indoors 3-4 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Cover seed lightly with about 1/8 inch of fine soil, and firm soil gently.
- Thin young seedlings to one plant per spot.
- Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous supply of fresh lettuce. Seeds germinate even at low 40-degree F soil temperature, but poorly above 75-85-degree F. In dry weather, keep soil moist.
