Tom Thumb Lettuce
£2.50
28 in stock
A beautiful little lettuce, with soft outer leaves and a small, crisp, dense head, which is ideal for small spaces. It is quick to mature, so useful for early crops in a greenhouse or under cloches, but it can equally be sown for successional harvests outside throughout summer and autumn. Space plants 20cm (8in) apart. The variety was named after a character from English folklore (Tom was no bigger than his father’s thumb) and has been popular with gardeners since the late 1800s.
Approx. 400 seeds per pack.
Botanical name: Lactuca sativa
- Grown by: Sue Stickland
Sow from March to July for harvesting May to October either in trays and then pricking out or straight into modules and then plant out when large enough to handle at spacings of 20 cm. Can also be sown direct into warm soil with a fine tilth.
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