Also called Asparagus lettuce, hearts eaten like a small lettuce. Used as Chinese vegetable by leaving till stem is 30cm. long, then peeled and sliced for stir-fry, use like celery cooked or in salads. Sow autumn, spring in cooler areas.
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Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
One of oldest, most popular salad vegetables, spread from India in ancient times and enjoying a resurgence. Varieties available for all seasons. Mostly dislikes very hot conditions and will tolerate some shade. Rich well drained soil. Best on near neutral soils.
600-1000 seeds per gram
Lettuce seeds planting information:
| Tropics: | Feb-Nov |
| Subtropic: | Any |
| Mild: | Any |
| Cold/Frost: | Sep-May |
| Plant space cm: | 20-30 |
| Row space cm: | 35-50 |
| Depth cm: | 0.6 |
| Best soil temp: | 8-27 °C |
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| Number of seeds per gram: | 600-1200 |
| Rate per hectare: | 1-2kg |
| Average days to maturity: | 60-85 |
Companion Planting
Try these plants as good neighbours for Lettuce
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restrictions for this seed.
W.A. CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in W.A. there is a 10,000 seeds limit per each variety.
Lettuce seed count is 600-1000 seeds per gram. Please stay under this 10,000 seeds limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order. If you have any queries on ordering large quantities please phone us on (07) 5533 1177.
TAS CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in TAS there is an 800g limit per each seed variety.
Please stay under this 800g limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order.
