Packet Content (approx.): 800 (0.8g) 
 

Lettuce Catalogna Cerbiatta is a traditional green oakleaf selection originating in Italy. Deeply indented and thick leaves in a compact format, and with good texture.

Strong lettuce flavour. It adds colour and vibrancy to the salad bowl and as a great flavour! Also looks great in the garden or in a pot on the patio.

Often expensive when shop bought, so grow your own - it's easy from seed and more satisfying!

Lettuce Catalogna Cerbiatta can be harvested as a whole head or a few leaves can be picked as & when needed & it will continue to produce new leaves for 2-3 months.

It is a good variety to sow successional every 2-3 weeks.

They can be grown all year round, for a continuous supply of tasty and nutritious baby leaves. They can be grown in the home, on windowsills or raised in pots in glasshouses or polytunnel ?S in cooler areas for winter early spring crops.

Cultural Details:

Sow March - August, for spring and summer crops, sow direct into prepared seed beds in the kitchen garden or greenhouse border, and this is the best growing technique for spring and summer crops.

Cover with vermiculite - germinates in 7?14 days around 12-15oC.

Prick out into module trays when large enough (unless sown directly into modules), then when ready, plant up at 25x30cm, either out-doors or for earlier crop in unheated glasshouse or polythene tunnel.

Harvest May - November

If birds are a problem in your garden, spread netting to prevent them eating the seed.

Sow every two weeks for a continual supply of tender young leaf.

Packet Content (approx.): 670 (1.4g's)

CN Tatsoi is an Oriental Vegetable ideal for For salads & stir-fries

Straightforward, fast growing and versatile with dense thick, glossy green spoon shaped leaves on short stiff stems. Mild flavour. Quick maturing. CN Tatsoi produces robust leaves that handle and wash well and is therefore a popular standard with babyleaf producers. Quick maturing and stable over different.

Tatsoi by nature has a rosette type plant habit but can be manipulated to an upright habit for mechanical harvest when grown at high density.

Sowing Advice:

Outdoors: sow thinly, March-October where they are to crop, 1.5cm (½") deep, directly into finely-prepared, fertile, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Sow May to August for mature heads or baby leaf. Allow 40cm (16") between rows. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Keep well watered in dry spells. Harvest un-thinned as baby leaves, or thin to 25cm (10") apart to produce mature plants. Regular sowings, made every two to three weeks, will ensure a continuous supply. For baby leaf only, sow March to May and September to October under cloches or fleece. Harvest: mature heads between June and October and baby leaf from May to December.

Suitable for the Garden, vegetable garden, allotments, borders and containers.

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season.

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Plant in the greenhouse in individual large pots, or 3 plants per growbag when 20cm (8in) high. Can be planted outdoors, 45cm (18in) apart once all frost risk has passed

Seeds per Pack (approx.): 740 (1.4g's)

Endive is a leafy green vigorous, crisp, dark green. The blade is narrow and tapered with jagged leaf margin vegetable which is related to the daisy family. It is most often used raw in salads and the name is commonly used when referring to other greens such as chicory or radicchio. It is quite rich in vitamins and minerals?in particular folate, vitamins A, C and K, and is also high in dietary fiber when included within a raw food diet.

Lettuce Endive Soldata vibrant maroon red with glossy leaf blade is a non-hearty and attractive lettuce with frilly leaves. Its crunchy nutty flavored leaves grow upright to form a loose leaf head. Batavia?s have an excellent shelf life, maintaining their crispness from the time they're harvested until the time they reach the dinner table.
Sow Febuary indoor for early frame planting or sow end April onwards outdoors

Often expensive when shop bought, so grow your own - it's easy from seed and more satisfying!

They can be grown all year round, for a continuous supply of tasty and nutritious baby leaves. They can be grown in the home, on windowsills or raised in pots in glasshouses or polytunnel ?S in cooler areas for winter early spring crops.

Cultural Details:

Sow March - August, for spring and summer crops, sow direct into prepared seed beds in the kitchen garden or greenhouse border, and this is the best growing technique for spring and summer crops.

Cover with vermiculite - germinates in 7?14 days around 12-15oC.

Prick out into module trays when large enough (unless sown directly into modules), then when ready, plant up at 25 x 30cm, either out-doors or for earlier crop in unheated glasshouse or polythene tunnel.

Harvest May - November

If birds are a problem in your garden, spread netting to prevent them eating the seed.

Sow every two weeks for a continual supply of tender young leaf.

Packet Content (approx.): 550 (1g)

Our salad leaf mixes are selected from varieties with comparable growth rates interesting and tasty baby leaf salads

The Frilly Leaf Salad Mix contains:

• Salad Rocket Dentellata 
• Greek Cress 
• Kale Red Russian
• Mustard, Red Frills 
• Mustard, Green Frills

This is an exciting mix of vibrant colours and incomparable textures of salad in its youth. It is made up of classic leaves and will enhance presentation and flavours of any dish.

The Frilly Leaf Salad Mix is one of a series of blends which provide a wide variety of colourful and tasty salads.

They can be grown in open ground or under protection, direct sown into beds and then harvested at 12-15cm tall in as little as 28 days from sowing at peak season. Viridis Hortus Salad mixes can also be sown direct in to pots (use 1-3 litre pots) Just sow little and often to get continuity.

Each of the mixes can be grown all year round, for a continuous supply of tasty and nutritious baby leaves. They can be grown in the home, on windowsills or raised in pots in glasshouses or polytunnel?s in cooler areas for winter early spring crops.

Sowing: In autumn and winter seed can be sown into pots or seed trays which can be grown on the kitchen windowsill or in a heated conservatory/greenhouse. Sow 20-30 seeds into a 10-12cm pot using a free draining compost and cover seed lightly after sowing.

For spring and summer crops, sow direct into prepared seed beds in the kitchen garden or greenhouse border, and this is the best growing technique for spring and summer crops. Sow outdoors sprinkle seeds 1/2 inch apart in a 2 to 4 inch wide row covering lightly or broadcast sow.

Tip a small amount of seed into your hand, take a pinch and spread thinly along the trench. Cover with soil, label and water. If birds are a problem in your garden, spread netting to prevent them eating the seed.

Sow every two weeks for a continual supply of tender young leaf.

Cultivation: The best tasting leaves come from plants which are grown quickly; this means a temperature of 15-19°C (60-70°F). Under optimum growing conditions a crop of salad leaves can be ready for picking 3-4 weeks from sowing. Slower growing crops can become more fibrous and hotter flavoured.

Once cut the plants should have sufficient energy for re-growth to provide a second or even third crop of leaves, giving a regular supply with "little and often" sowing's. (Also available are Bright and Spicy Salad Mix, Californian Salad Mix, Frilly Leaf Salad Mix, Mesclun Mixture, Provence Salad Mix, Oriental Salad Mix)

Suitable for the Garden, Greenhouse, Allotments and Containers.  Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season.

Regular feeding is recommended.

Packet Content (approx.): 1700 1.7g

Great Lakes 659 Lettuce Forms large dark green heads, fairly solid hearts with good standing ability. Slow to bolt.

Sow from March at 3-weekly intervals, into blocks or direct, until the end of July. Direct sow spacing is 7.5-10cm, thinned to 30 - 35cm, by 30-35cm. Harvest June-October.

Optimum germination temperature is 13-16oC. A growing room can be used, for seed sown into trays then planed into blocks, or direct-sow into blocks.

Plants are placed under continuous light once germinated, are fed and watered regularly, and should be ready for planting in about 4 weeks.

This allows production of young plants to a schedule, regardless of external conditions.

Seeds per Pack (approx.): 800 (0.87g's)

Green Batavia lettuce is a non-hearty lettuce with frilly leaves. Its crunchy nutty flavoured leaves grow upright to form a loose leaf head. Batavia?s have an excellent shelf life, maintaining their crispness from the time they're harvested until the time they reach the dinner table.

Sow February indoor for early frame planting or sow end April onwards outdoors. An easy to grow and low maintenance plant that will give confidence to the first time gardener.

Suitable for the vegetable garden, allotments and containers.

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season.

Packet Content (approx.): 850 (0.7g)

Lettuce Green Oak Leaf is relatively easy to cultivate lettuce requires little maintenance throughout its growth, a regular watering but measured. A variety of green lettuce ideal for cut and come again or baby leaf, forms loose heads of tasty green leaves. Lettuce is relatively poor in energy value while containing a large amount of water and an excellent source of omega 3. It also includes a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C and folate essential for the proper development of the human body.

Often expensive when shop bought, so grow your own - it's easy from seed and more satisfying!

Lettuce Green Oak Leaf can be harvested as a whole head or a few leaves can be picked as & when needed & it will continue to produce new leaves for 2-3 months. It is a good variety to sow successional every 2-3 weeks.

They can be grown all year round, for a continuous supply of tasty and nutritious baby leaves. They can be grown in the home, on windowsills or raised in pots in glasshouses or polytunnel ?S in cooler areas for winter early spring crops.

Cultural Details:

Sow March - August, for spring and summer crops, sow direct into prepared seed beds in the kitchen garden or greenhouse border, and this is the best growing technique for spring and summer crops.

Cover with vermiculite - germinates in 7?14 days around 12-15oC. Prick out into module trays when large enough (unless sown directly into modules), then when ready, plant up at 25 x 30cm, either out-doors or for earlier crop in unheated glasshouse or polythene tunnel.

Harvest May - November

If birds are a problem in your garden, spread netting to prevent them eating the seed. Sow every two weeks for a continual supply of tender young leaf.

Cos Lettuce 'Little Gem' is one of the earliest varieties to mature, producing small compact plants which are packed with a crisp, sweet heart. This RHS Award of Garden Merit cultivar grows well under cloches and also has excellent root aphid resistance making it a gardener's favourite. Height and spread: 20cm (8?).

Direct sow lettuce seeds outdoors from March to August into well prepared, fertile, moist soil in sun or semi shade. Sow seeds thinly at a depth of 1cm (½") in drills 30cm (12") apart in soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. When large enough to handle, thin out seedlings to 30cm (12") apart and cover with a protective netting or fleece to prevent attack from birds and insects. Make regular sowings for a constant supply.

Water lettuce frequently and hoe between plants regularly to prevent weeds from establishing. Dry weather may cause heads of lettuce plants to bolt so watering is particularly critical during the 2 weeks before harvesting. A thick mulch applied around the plants will help to retain moisture in the soil. Harvest lettuce when required by pulling up the entire plant before trimming off the stem with a knife. 

Suitable for the vegetable garden, allotments and containers.
 

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season.

Regular feeding is recommended.

Seeds per Pack (approx.): 660 (0.6g)

This attractive Italian lettuce produces an emerald mound of frilly leaves with a loose heart making it less appealing to slugs than Butterhead varieties. An eye-catching lettuce producing leaves for more than 3 months if they are taken from the outside.

Often expensive when shop bought, so grow your own - it's easy from seed and more satisfying!

Lettuce Lollo Bionda can be harvested as a whole head or a few leaves can be picked as & when needed & it will continue to produce new leaves for 2-3 months. It is a good variety to sow successional every 2-3 weeks.

They can be grown all year round, for a continuous supply of tasty and nutritious baby leaves. They can be grown in the home, on windowsills or raised in pots in glasshouses or polytunnel ?S in cooler areas for winter early spring crops.

Cultural Details:

Sow March - August, for spring and summer crops, sow direct into prepared seed beds in the kitchen garden or greenhouse border, and this is the best growing technique for spring and summer crops.

Cover with vermiculite - germinates in 7?14 days around 12-15oC.

Prick out into module trays when large enough (unless sown directly into modules), then when ready, plant up at 25 x 30cm, either out-doors or for earlier crop in unheated glasshouse or polythene tunnel.

Harvest May - November

If birds are a problem in your garden, spread netting to prevent them eating the seed. Sow every two weeks for a continual supply of tender young leaf.

Seeds per Pack (approx.): 900 (0.9g)
 

Lettuce Lollo Rossa is attractively fringed and crinkled pale green leaves with a crimson edge form a loose heart continental red lettuce. It adds colour and vibrancy to the salad bowl and as a great flavour! Also looks great in the garden or in a pot on the patio.

Often expensive when shop bought, so grow your own - it's easy from seed and more satisfying!

Lettuce Lollo Rossa can be harvested as a whole head or a few leaves can be picked as & when needed & it will continue to produce new leaves for 2-3 months.

It is a good variety to sow successional every 2-3 weeks.

They can be grown all year round, for a continuous supply of tasty and nutritious baby leaves. They can be grown in the home, on windowsills or raised in pots in glasshouses or polytunnel ?S in cooler areas for winter early spring crops.

Cultural Details:

Sow March - August, for spring and summer crops, sow direct into prepared seed beds in the kitchen garden or greenhouse border, and this is the best growing technique for spring and summer crops.

Cover with vermiculite - germinates in 7?14 days around 12-15oC.

Prick out into module trays when large enough (unless sown directly into modules), then when ready, plant up at 25x30cm, either out-doors or for earlier crop in unheated glasshouse or polythene tunnel.

Harvest May - November

If birds are a problem in your garden, spread netting to prevent them eating the seed. Sow every two weeks for a continual supply of tender young leaf.