Lettuce

A very, very frilly lettuce. This variety is an amazing site of frilled green leaves with dark red edges. It adds colour and flair to any salad or use as an effective garnish. A cut and come again variety or use whole head once reaches a good size. A great baby leaf variety, where it is ready in 35 days. 700 seeds.

An heirloom variety with light green leaves that are sweet, succulent and soft. A very early variety that has a large loose head. Harvest leaves as it is growing or the full head when mature. Has good cold tolerance. An easy choice that is suited to range of climates and soils. 1,000 seeds.

A popular heirloom respected for its heat and cold tolerance, slow to bolt in summer. This butterhead variety has triangular, fleshy leaves with a wonderful flavour. A native of North America dating back to c1740. Not to be confused with Amish Deer Tongue which was cultivated over a century later. 500 seeds.

A red butterhead variety with sweet, buttery red leaves (with a tinge of green). A medium sized lettuce with bright red heads that looks and tastes fabulous in any salad bowl. A lettuce of the highest eating quality. Best for spring, summer and autumn crops (does not like cold, wet winters). Slow to bolt. 200 seeds.
 

A classic butterhead variety that is crisp and sweet. A small tight head with thick green leaves that is naturally blanched in the middle. Triangular leaves that give it more of a fan shape. A lettuce with the highest eating quality. Slow to bolt. 1,200 seeds.

10 out of 10 for this loose leaf lettuce. With thick, succulent, crisp green leaves that have a frilled margin, this variety provides a wholesome, weighty base for a salad. Pick leaves as needed or harvest whole. Easy to grow and slow to bolt. One of our favourite lettuces for flavour and thick crisp leaves. 200 seeds.

A loose leaf lettuce with very attractive, shiny and healthy red leaves. This ‘Cutting’ lettuce can be cut whole about 3cm above the stem or the leaves can be picked individually. In both cases they will regrow. Do not overfeed lettuces, but keep them well watered over summer. 800 seeds
 

A shorter Cos-Type lettuce with bright green longish, crisp-textured, distinctly flavoured leaves, which need about 3 months to mature. Can withstand hot and dry conditions well without going to seed. Also good for intercropping between large, perennial vegetables or as a pot plant. 700 seeds

These ‘Cutting’ lettuce can be cut whole about 3cm above the stem or the leaves can be picked individually. In both cases they will regrow. Do not over feed lettuce, but keep them well watered during summer or grow them in half shade between sweetcorn and onions. 500 seeds