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Lettuce Tom Thumb Seeds

Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
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Butterhead A cracking little lettuce, which dates back to 1830. Produces delicious little heads, just enough for one serving, on fast growing plants. Well worth growing under cloches for an extra early serving.

Key information

Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
Genus: Lettuce

Characteristics & growing conditions

Colour: Green
For outdoor sowing
When March to July.
Where In a prepared seed bed.
How Sow thinly in rows 25cm apart. Cover lightly with 1.5cm of fine soil. Firm gently and keep moist. Seedlings appear 7-14 days.
Care When large enough thin to 15cm apart. Keep moist and weed free. Protect early sowings with cloches.
Harvest May to October.
Sow Indoors
Sow Outside
Flowers / Harvest

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