Growing guide

Lettuce 'Arctic King'

Butterhead Lettuce · Lactuca sativa

A hardy butterhead type lettuce which is excellent for growing outdoors during winter for Spring cropping. Cropping can be brought forward a few weeks with cloches or mini tunnels.

Position: Full Sun to Partial Sun
Height: 30cm
Spread: 30cm

Growing calendar

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Sow outdoors

Harvest

Sowing & growing

Sow direct in Aug-Sep outdoors into pre-watered drills 10-15mm deep and cover with fine soil. Once germinated, thin seedlings in open ground to 30cm apart. Alternatively start seeds in a cold frame in Oct-Nov and transplant out to open ground in March with 30 cm spacings.

Aftercare

Keep an eye out for slugs, snails and bird in Spring where these lettuce will be a tasty treat!

Gallery

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