Tom Thumb
Variety
Tom Thumb
Approved Data
created by Alfred at 13.05.2023
Features
Location
light: sunny to semi-shady
Color
green
light green / pale green
Growth habit
growth habit: compact
Taste
crunchy
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Description
Butterhead lettuce 'Tom Thumb' is an old English early variety (from 1850) with small, firm, crisp round heads about the size of a grapefruit with tender green, slightly curled leaves and a beautiful, light green, tender heart. It is ideal for small gardens, containers or window boxes and is the perfect size for a one-person salad. It is an excellent summer salad as it does not bolt easily in warmer temperatures.
Non hybrid
Growing tips
Sow successively from March to August outdoors. Sowing depth: 6 - 12 mm in rows approx. 20 - 30 cm apart. Germination in 7-14 days at 4-16°C. Thin out when the seedlings are approx. 2 cm tall. Further growing tips in the garden lettuce section.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Plant distance
20 cm
Row spacing
20 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Artichoke
Arugula / Rocket
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Black salsify
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chamomile
Chervil
Chickpea
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Chives
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Corn / Maize
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Garlic
Garlic chives
Hair cucumbers / snake gourds
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lavender
Leeks
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Miner's lettuce / Indian lettuce / Winter purslane
Okra
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Ornamental pumpkin
Parsnip
Pea
Pumpkin / Squash
Radishes
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Savory
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Thyme
Turnip-rooted chervil
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Women's coats
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Bacterial canker
Grey mold
Downy mildew
Pests
Leaf-miner flies
Larvae
Leaf bugs
Aphids
Flea beetles
Land snails
Wireworms
