Lettuce seeds
Sowing suggestions for lettuce seeds
Shallow sow lettuce seeds in drills 30cm apart, or sow in modules and transplant to final position. Summer crop: sow from March outdoors, or early Feb indoors, protect from frost. For an autumn/winter crop sow in early August. For late winter/early spring crop sow in September/October. CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE VARIETY FOR THE SEASON
Crop History
Lettuce is said to have its bitter wild ancestors in the region of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. There is evidence that lettuces were grown in ancient Egypt more than 6,000 years ago; originally as an oilseed crop and the milky secretion as aphrodisiac. During the Roman era it was already eaten in a similar way to how we know it today: with salt, pepper, vinegar and oil.
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Lettuce – Elf Ears Oak (Organic)
£2.80Add to basketLettuce – Elf Ears Oak (Organic)
An oak-leaf lettuce with pointy elongated ‘ear’ tips and a crispy texture. Elf Ears Oak is a tasty and beautiful lettuce with slightly savoyed leaves that have an elongated tip and a dense compact heart. The leaves almost resemble a dandelion in terms of shape but the good taste, sweetness and crunch make it a superior salad ingredient. It was bred by Frank Morten from Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA.
(Approximate seed count – 250)
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Lettuce – Fine Speckled Oak (Organic)
£2.20Add to basketLettuce – Fine Speckled Oak (Organic)
Fantastic and unusual oak-leaf lettuce, covered thickly in fine speckles of crimson. Fine Speckled Oak was one of Fred’s favourites in our 2018 lettuce trials. It was super healthy and had very consistent growth throughout the population. At full maturity it forms a dense colourful heart. An attractive and vigourous lettuce bred by Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA that we are very pleased to offer in our catalogue.
(Approximate seed count – 250) 
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Lettuce – Flashy Butter Oak (Organic)
£1.95Add to basketLettuce – Flashy Butter Oak (Organic)
A very pretty and vigourous oakleaf lettuce with dark red splashes all over pale green leaves. Excellent taste and texture, compact head. This lettuce was bred by Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA. It is an open-pollinated variety that was introduced in 2005. It is very versatile, can be picked as baby green, baby head, at full maturity or one leaf at the time. The texture is crispy and smooth, the taste delicate and sweet.
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Lettuce – Flashy Lightning Butter-Oak (Organic)
£2.20Add to basketLettuce – Flashy Lightning Butter-Oak (Organic)
A quick-maturing butterhead lettuce with dashes of maroon on its dark green leaves. Exquisitely mild, juicy and sweet and the silky texture makes this a masterpiece of lettuce breeding from Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA. We are extremely happy to offer this variety in our catalogue as it combines all the goodness one can find in lettuces.
(Approximate seed count – 250) £2.20 -
Lettuce – Little Leprechaun (Organic)
£2.80Add to basketLettuce – Little Leprechaun (Organic)
A small to medium sized dark red-maroon flushed cos lettuce with crunchy leaves forming a tight centre. Cos or romaine lettuces are probably one of the oldest types of cultivated lettuce, originating in the Mediterranean. Little Leprechaun is popular as a salad leaf crop forming a compact, upright, dense lettuce with crunchy and tasty leaves, slightly tangy and very delicious. It can be grown outdoors throughout the growing season and is an old-time favourite amongst growers, gardeners and us.
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Lettuce – Really Red Deer Tongue (Organic)
£1.90Add to basketLettuce – Really Red Deer Tongue (Organic)
Very dark red loose-leaf variety, with striking arrow-shaped leaves. This is definitely one of our favourite varieties of lettuce. It is productive and easy to harvest as well as being crunchy and extremely tasty. It adds a real depth of colour to any salad as its leaves are almost black!
(Approximate seed count – 250)
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Lettuce – Ruby Zoisite (Organic)
£2.95Add to basketLettuce – Ruby Zoisite (Organic)
A mini butterhead lettuce with multicoloured leaves of green, red and bronze . A very pretty lettuce, and tasty, too! With tangy flavours, a crunchy texture and fancy colours Ruby Zoisite jazzes up every salad. Bred by Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA.
(Approximate seed count – 250) £2.95 -
Lettuce – Ruffled Soul (Organic)
£2.20Add to basketLettuce – Ruffled Soul (Organic)
Deep red, ruffled leaves, very suitable for repeated harvests. The most attractive lettuce I grew in 2018, it contrasts brilliantly with other leaves in a mixed salad. Bred by Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed this lettuce is very suitable for repeated harvests since it is slow to bolt and the leaves do not get too big.
Guest description by our friend Dan from Chagfood CSA!
(Approximate seed count – 250) £2.20 -
Lettuce – Yugoslavian Red (Organic)
£1.90Add to basketLettuce – Yugoslavian Red (Organic)
An early spring butterhead lettuce, with a mild flavour and smooth texture. One of the Ronja’s favourite salads from the ones that we grew this year. It originates in Slovenia which used to be Yugoslavia and grows loose heads with colourful outer leaves blending a crimson or burgundy colour with green and gold. Best sown early as is not exceptionally slow bolting. A beautiful addition to your salad bowl! Matures in 55-58 days.
(Approximate seed count – 250)£1.90
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