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| Name |
Lettuce (Romaine or Cos) |
| Price |
Available on Request |
| Colours | Green |
| Size | Height:20cm
Spread:20cm |
| Aspect | Prefers partial shade. |
| Care | Prefer cooler conditions (with some varieties being hardy enough to be grown outside over Winter). They like a humus rich, fertile, moist soil. Space 20-35cm apart (depending on the variety). Slugs and aphids can be a problem so cover them over with cloches. You may wish to put some course grit down in the hope of deterring slugs. |
| Uses | -Great for Cesar salads
-Can be grown at the front of mixed bed/border
-Can be grown in tubs as a patio kitchen
-Tough enough to be grown outside over winter. |
| Description | The leaves of Romaine or cos lettuce grow upright, with a heavier rib to each leaf. The leaves in the center of the lettuce clump blanch to a creamy yellow. They are popularly used for Caesar salad. They are hardier than most lettuces, and produce a crisp, tasty falvour. They are slower to mature than Butterheads and Crispheads, and do not bolt as quickly. |
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