Lettuce Tom Thumb Seeds

Price £ 1.50

Short description

Tom Thumb is a very quick maturing variety, producing small but very solid heads with terrific flavour and nice texture. Sow early undercover and up to June only. Lettuce is one of the staple ingredients in a crispy, fresh summer salad. So what could be better than growing your very own lettuce to add to your tasty salads.

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Lettuce Tom Thumb Seeds

Price £ 1.50

Short description

Tom Thumb is a very quick maturing variety, producing small but very solid heads with terrific flavour and nice texture. Sow early undercover and up to June only. Lettuce is one of the staple ingredients in a crispy, fresh summer salad. So what could be better than growing your very own lettuce to add to your tasty salads.

  • Quantity
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In stock
  •  Local Delivery or Pick Up 
  •  Passionate about great quality plants
  •  Trusted by the community for over 30 years
Lettuce Tom Thumb Seeds
Lettuce Tom Thumb Seeds
Price £ 1.50

WHEN TO SOW

End of February to July



Where to Sow

Sowings can be made under glass, sow seeds into pots or trays of seed sowing compost at a temperature of 15-20C and lightly cover seeds with a sprinkling of vermiculite or compost. Alternatively, sow seeds from April thinly along rows 1.5cm (1/2in) deep and 30cm (12in) apart direct in the vegetable plot.



What to do next

Sowings made under glass can be pricked out into individual pots or module trays and grown on until ready to harden off and plant out into the vegetable plot 30cm (12in) apart between the plants and the rows. Seedlings sown directly outside can be thinned once large enough to handle to 30cm (12in) apart. Thinnings can also be transplanted into other rows, watered in well during hot dry spells.



MATURITY

10-12 weeks after sowing.



HANDY TIP

If short of space, the attractive red foliage can look just as good planted in a flower border.



NUTRITIONAL VALUES

Lettuce is high in anti-oxidants, folic acid and vitamin C. Lettuce seeds can be sown in modules. seed trays or direct into the growing site and thinned to the required spacings as soon as possible. Rows should be about 30cm apart and the seeds sown 1cm deep. Small lettuces can be spaced at 15-20cm distances, whilst large crispheads will need 30-35cm. Regular watering is essential especially the 7-10 days before maturity. Lettuces mature quickly, butterheads at about 10 weeks and crisphead and cos types at around 14 weeks. They will not stand for more than 5-7 days once mature before running to seed, so successful successional sowing or the use of the "cut and come again" types is required. Sowings begin in February under glass at 15°C followed by outdoor sowings under cloches until late autumn. Sowings for overwinter production uses cloches and glasshouses. Germination difficulties may be experienced in July and August as lettuce seeds will go into dormancy if sown in very hot weather.

  • Article number
    15586
  • EAN code
    5027559126109
  • Quantity per pack
    1400

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