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Plant Height
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Up
to 30cm/12" depending on variety |
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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6-14
weeks Depending on Variety
Types include Loose Leaf, Long (e.g. cos, romaine) , iceberg,
butterhead (cabbage types)
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Where to Sow
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Outdoors
in open ground or in containers |
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Sowing time
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Late
March to July - temperature +10C/50F. |
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How to Sow
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12mm/�-inch
deep - very thinly - in rows 30cm/12" apart or in groups/blocks
or in containers. Successive sowing is recommended to prevent a glut. Sow
a few seeds every 2 weeks. |
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After Germination
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Start
thinning seedlings when the 1st true pair of leaves appear. Protect from
slugs. Keep the soil moist but not very wet. |
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Growing on -
in Pots
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Gradually
thin to final spacing depending on variety grown (between 7.5cm/3 inches
for loose leaf varieties - good for growing in smaller pots or troughs - up to 30cm/12" apart for whole
round/cos varieties) |
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Growing on -
in open ground
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As
above |
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Aftercare
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Keep the soil moist
with regular watering, preferably before mid afternoon. Continue to
protect from slugs
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Harvesting
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Cut
whole heads once the hearts have firmed up. With loose leaf and baby
leaf varieties, cut a few leaves from the outsides of each plant at any
once time. These crop over 16-20 weeks. |
