LETTUCE: PIRAT

(LACTUCA SATIVA)

 Shiver me timbers! this butterhead lettuce came to buckle all your swashes!

with it’s beautiful ochre-tinged leaves, this is a lettuce which tastes as dazzling as it looks.

To top it all off it is disease resistant and handles a cold climate very well to boot…Pirate boot naturally!

 

WHEN TO PLANT

Cool Climate: JAN – DEC

Temperate: JAN – DEC

Sub – Tropical: MAR – OCT

Tropical: APR – AUG

Arid: MAR – NOV

 

SOIL PREFERENCES

PH 6 – 7.5

Well-drained soil.

Good humus levels.

Add compost.

GROWING TIPS

Direct sow preferable- 5mm deep (light dependant germination).

Space 25cm apart.

Keep well-watered, drying out leads to early bolting.

Sow every 2 weeks for a continuous harvest.

 

DAYS TO HARVEST

60 Days

APPROX 100 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY