Vegetables
Lettuce 'Salad Bowl Red'
Lactuca sativa
Rosettes of deeply lobed, dark-red leaves give this variety of lettuce ornamental value to go with its delicious, mild flavour. Slow to bolt, it grows well throughout the year, with the colour intensifying in cooler weather. Leaves can be picked when required. Ideal in salads and sandwiches.
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Sun
- Height
- 30cm
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
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Sow outdoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
March-Aug, sow thinly where plants are to crop in soil raked to a fine tilth, or seed compost, 1cm deep in drills 30cm apart. Ideally keep at temperatures of about 13°C for germination. Thin out seedlings to 30cm apart when they are large enough to handle. Keep soil cool and moist.
Aftercare
Regular watering is required to prevent plants from flowering. To deter aphid, grow alongside Nasturtiums as a companion plant.
Gallery
Ref. SEL016