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Lettuce Little Gem Seeds - Triplepack Average Seeds 4200 - Triplepack SAVE 75p!

Lettuce Little Gem Seeds - Triplepack Average Seeds 4200 - Triplepack SAVE 75p!

One of the sweetest of all lettuces.

Halfway between a Cos and Cabbage lettuce, with deep green, crisp, fleshy hearts.

Resistant to Root Aphid.

Sow March-July.

Row 15m (50').

RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner.

Summer 'Cos' variety.

Maturing time approximately 10-14 weeks from sowing.

This variety trialled, tested and recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany.

Sow outdoors from March-July at fortnightly intervals to ensure a regular supply.

Sow in rows 30cm (12") apart and 1.25cm (½") deep and thin the plants to 23-30cm (9-12") apart.

For over-wintered supplies choose 'Valdor' and sow seed outdoors late August-early September. HEALTH BENEFITS: Source of beta-carotene/vitamin A (For growth, healthy hair, skin, bones, teeth and eyes as well as resistance to respiratory infections) - especially darker green leaves.

Reputed to have a sedative effect.

Vendor: Dobies.co.uk

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