Freckles

Season Overview

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.

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

Very humid

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

30 cm

Row spacing

30 cm

Seeding depth

1.5 cm