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Lettuce
The fastest reward in the garden. Sow a short row every fortnight for constant salad.
Easy
Daisy
6–10 weeks
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Lettuce seeds
£1.79 in the shop
Calendar
Sow
February – September, successionally
Plant out
Transplant at 4 true leaves
Harvest
May – November
Conditions
Sun
Sun in spring, light shade in summer
Water
Regularly — dry roots cause bitterness and bolting
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained
Spacing
20–30cm for hearting types, 10cm for cut-and-come-again
Containers
Perfect for pots, troughs and window boxes
Indoors
Windowsill baby leaf all year
Care and harvest
Feeding
A liquid feed every few weeks
Pruning
Pick outer leaves to extend cropping
Harvesting
Cut in the cool of the morning
Storage
Damp cloth in the fridge, 3–5 days
Good companions: Carrots, Radish, Chives