Salad Vegetable

• Crops in : All year round
• Ideal for : Children

Description

A loose leaf 'picking lettuce', Lattuga Rossa a Foglia Riccia da Tavolo produces abundant bronzed leaves to add to salads, and sandwiches, or used as a garnish.

Lettuce is very suitable for inter-cropping between taller, long-standing vegetables, such as beans, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Lettuces require rich, moisture retentive soil free of weeds.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds in succession throughout the year under protection for continuous cutting. Sow seeds during autumn and winter to mature under protection. For spring and summer sowings, sow direct in rows, in drills 13mm deep.

Growing Instructions

This variety does not need to be thinned, but grown as a continuous row. Harvesting of the leaves can commence after about 20 days during summer.

Aftercare

Cut frequently to keep the crop continuously producing new tender leaves.

Nutritional Information

The dark green leaves of lettuce are a good source of beta-carotene and Vitamin A.

Kitchen Notes

Serving suggestion - Bacon, lettuce and melon sandwich. Cook bacon till crisp. Blend mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and honey. Slice melon. Spread mayo on Italian sliced bread, top with bacon, lettuce, melon.