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

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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.