Freckles
Variety
Freckles
Approved Data
created by Marius D at 18.12.2023
Features
Color
green
Taste
aromatic
Location
planting: greenhouse
planting: outdoor
planting: suitable for year-round cultivation
Resistances
cold tolerant
Winter hardy
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
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Description
It looks great in a salad bowl of mixed leaves, with sweet tasting leaves and a crunchy texture. 'Freckles' can be sown and grown almost all year round. One of the hardiest lettuces, it can be grown under glass or in a greenhouse both in winter and during the main growing season. The lettuce leaves become darker the more mature they are.
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
Sow the seeds thinly in pre-watered seed drills 1 cm deep in rows 30 cm apart and cover them lightly with fine soil. The seedlings will appear in 7-14 days. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, thin out to 15 cm apart and again 2-3 weeks later to 30 cm apart. Sow every 2-3 weeks to ensure a continuous supply. (Sowing can be protected by a cloche or fleece, and during very cold spells it may be beneficial to sow the seedlings indoors, transplant outside and then fleece).
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Plant distance
30 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Seeding depth
1.5 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
