Which Lettuce varieties can I put in now?

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ellie-in-wellies
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Which Lettuce varieties can I put in now?

Post: # 208354Post ellie-in-wellies »

Hi all!

We are well into harvesting season now and reaping the rewards of the years hard work, sunshine and raindrops. Wev'e had such a good year with carrots, brocoli, sweetcorn, spinach. tomatoes, onions and potatoes still gracing our dinner plates! :mrgreen:

However; the raised beds in the garden are now looking quite bare and I am keen to start off for next year. For the most part I will leave particularly frost tender plants till its warmer- march?

In an attempt to to kick start things, yesterday (as well as the herbs for indoors) I sowed peas, beans and spring cabbage for early cropping, I sowed these into modular trays and these are now resting by the window in the utility room, which is the room with the closest temp to outdoors I guess? I would like to get some tips on direct sowing, as this is something i have never really done? always been a bit timid about it?
I have sowed directly into our 'salad bed' chard, mizuna, rocket, spinach and a red salad bowl lettuce. The latter was a bit of an experiment, I would like to put some more lettuce in and wondered if anyone knows of particularly frost hardy varieties that will crop into december?
Ta muchly
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Re: Which Lettuce varieties can I put in now?

Post: # 208361Post Green Aura »

I don't know how frost hardy it is (we've only grown it under glass/polythene :lol: ) but there's a nice cos-type called winter density.

You can grow things like bok choy and other oriental leaves now as well. Frost-hardy or not I'd still chuck a bit of fleece over if it looks like frost. I'm not keen on frozen veg :lol:
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Re: Which Lettuce varieties can I put in now?

Post: # 208369Post battybird »

Density is supposed to be frost hardy..in fact it is supposed to improve the crispness and flavour! So should be a good choice :thumbright:
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Re: Which Lettuce varieties can I put in now?

Post: # 208374Post ellie-in-wellies »

Thanking yooooouu! I shall go with the winter density!
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