Salad Leaves - Lollo Rosso
Lactuca sativa 'Lollo Rosso' is a classic Italian lettuce, with dark copper red, crinkled frilly leaves. It makes a colourful addition to summer salads, and has a refreshing taste. It's easy to grow, and can be harvested as a cut-and-come-again lettuce or left to mature to harvest whole.
For best results grow Lactuca sativa 'Lollo Rosso' in moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Protect young lettuce plants from slugs and snails.
LETTUCE 'Lollo Rosso'
Supplied in a tray of 20 XL Plug Plants, these can be planted either directly into the garden or large pots/containers, in a warm, sunny spot.
Space each plug plant approx 6" apart to give them room to grow. Requires virtually no maintenance other than watering in dry spells.
Lettuce Mixed Leaf Mesclun Mix
- Lettuce is hardy so you can plant as soon as the soil can be worked.
- Can also be planted in the autumn for a late harvest.
- You can either harvest the whole plant, or just snip off the leaves you need and the plant will keep growing.
- Harvest with scissors 1 inch above soil line when plants are 4 to 6 inches high.
- Most varieties will grow back.
- In dry weather, keep soil moist and during germination.
