Lambs Lettuce Jade should be sown outdoors thinly where they are to crop, 1.5cm deep directly into prepared soil, which has been watered.
- For cut and come again baby leaves, allow 15cm between rows or sow thinly direct into 25cm pots.
- Early sowings may benefit from cloche protection.
- Seedlings usually appear 7-21 days.
- No further thinning should be necessary, keep moist.
- Regular sowings made every two to three weeks will ensure a continuous supply of leaves.
- Pick a few from each plant when approx. 5cm high, they will re - grow for up to 4 cuts.
- For mature lettuces allow 15cm between rows and thin to 20cm apart.
- Harvest whole plants from May.
- Can also be grown under glass, sow September to January in pots, harvest from November.
- Average 300 seeds