Common Name

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Relic - Red Deers Tongue from Butterhead Lettuce varieties of Lettuce Family

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa 'Relic - Red Deers Tongue'

Growing Instructions

The soil should be slightly acid to alkaline in full sun so Sandy or Chalk soil manured and dug in the previous autumn is best. Leave 2 years between planting lettuces in the same ground to prevent fungal diseases. Sow 10" (250mm) apart in rows 12" (300mm) apart at 5/8" (16mm) deep.

Distance between plants per

Row in ground:..10" (250mm)
25cm (10") pot:.1
Growbag:..........10

Sowing and Harvesting Times

Sow in greenhouse:............
Plant out from under glass:..
Sow outdoors:....................Late March-Early July
Plant plug plants:................
Transplant outdoor sowings:.
Harvest period:...................June-October

Plant in Rotation Type
 

Companion Planting: Short-lived Crop C

4-Year Rotation: Legume

Height x Spread in feet

Foliage Colour

Red

Food Colour

Red

Good Companions

Chervil to deter Greenfly.

Onion, Strawberry, Cucumber, Carrot, Radish, Cabbage, Brussels Sprout, Broccoli, Beetroot, Clover, Pea, Bean, Kidney Bean and Mangold to deter Mildew, Snails and Ants.

Bad Companions

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Culinary Use

Salads

Comment

Available as seed from Dobies, and plug plant from Dobies.