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Red Lettuce Seeds - Description
- Variety: Red Salad Bowl
- Type: Curled Leaf Lettuce
- Colour: Red
- Packet Size: Approx. 1200 Seeds
- Heavy Heads of Deeply Cut & Deep Red Colour
- Attractive Oak Shaped Leaves
Red Lettuce Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- The red salad bowl lettuce is suited to both greenhouse & outdoors
- Sow march to July
- Harvest: Approx. 8 weeks after sowing
- Harvest by removing only the leaves that you require
- Preferred soil: Will do well in average garden soil
- Prefers pH below 6.5
- See how to grow tab for full growing instructions
Red Lettuce Seeds - Uses
- Perfect in salads
- Mix with green lettuce, tomato & scallions
- Best if picked first thing in the morning
Red Lettuce Seeds - Advantages
- Great colours
- Offers good variety to salad bowls
- Can be grown all year round
- Easy to grow
- Great flavour & texture
- Low cost
- Ideal for all types of gardeners
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- Thinning out
- How to Transplant
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
- Storage
- Pests & Diseases
Sowing Instructions
- Indoor grown seedlings & seedlings grown in seed beds will require transplanting later
- Transplant seedlings once they have developed the 4 /5 true leaves
- True leaves are the leaves which grow directly after the seed leaves
- Space seedlings in 15cm in rows. Space rows 20cm apart
- Soil: A rich soil is perfect for lettuce
- However lettuce also does well in average soil
- Doesn't like acidic soil. Keep ph below 6.5
- Well drained with plenty of humus is preferred
- The site should be open to full sunshine
- Suitable for raised beds or pots
Crop Maintenance
- Ensure seedlings are kept moist at all times
- Keep rows weeded
- Lettuce is known to bolt in hot weather - Best to avoid mid summer crops
Harvesting
- Water well the week before harvest
- Harvest as soon as lettuce heads are large enough
- Take lettuce heads early in the morning for optimum flavor and crispness
- Harvest is over when the central stem starts to form
Storage
- Lettuce will keep in the fridge for a few days
- Best to harvest lettuce when you need it, does not keep well
Pests & Diseases
- Pests: Slugs are the main cause of concern
- Damage: Slugs eat the leaves
- Bolting and scorching is quite common
- In damp conditions, the fungal disease grey mold can occur
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
