<\/a><\/div>\nThe lettuce I’ve sown\u00a0here is a\u00a0cut and come variety (meaning you just\u00a0pick the leaves as you need them, or snip the tops of with scissors\u00a0rather than harvesting the whole plant).<\/p>\n
These were\u00a0planted in the polytunnel at the end of February. They grow well outdoors but you’d have to cover them with a\u00a0cloche if you wanted to start them that early.<\/p>\n
My favourites are the packets of mixed salad leaf varieties\u00a0as they come in all colours, shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n
By the way… slugs love lettuce, so it’s always a good idea to sow a few extra (one for the slug, one for the snail, one to eat and one to fail).\u00a0 However,\u00a0I’d planted marigolds (tagetes)<\/em> next to these and not a single leaf was nibbled (the marigolds were just stalks though!)<\/p>\nSo if you’ve never grown any veg before, why not give lettuce a go and then you’ll always have a bit of greenery to add to your sarnie at lunchtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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