Lettuce : Freckles
Vegetable
Description
This semi-cos style Lettuce shows impressive performance; very slow to bolt and highly productive, with the most unusual leaf. This intricately speckled foliage has a nutty taste, ideal for salad both for flavour and colour!
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | April to July. |
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| Sowing depth: | 6mm (¼in) |
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Sow outdoors, thinly, in ground which has been raked to a fine tilth. Space rows by 15cm (6in).
Growing Instructions
Thin out seedlings when large enough to handle, to 30cm (12in) apart. Keep cool and moist to prevent running to seed.
Aftercare Instructions
Prefers well drained, moist, rich, cool conditions. Harvest June to early October.
Kitchen Notes
SERVING SUGGESTION With such unusual colouring and markings, Freckles is excellent for adding excitement to summer salads.
