Lettuce Neckarriesen (Lactuca sativa) organic seeds

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Lettuce 'Neckarriesen' (Lactuca sativa) organic seeds

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The "Neckar Giant" is a robust lettuce variety which is well suited especially for growing in early summer, now available as organic seed. It can even be grown in mid-summer in cool locations. Produces large, firm lettuce heads of superb quality.
Package with 200 Neckarriesen lettuce seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual or biennial
Climate:	Temperate
Flowering months:	June July August
Flower colour:	Yellow
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Asteraceae
Root system:	Shallow roots

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
When to sow outdoors:	May June August
Germination temperature:	5-12°C
Planting distance:	25 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Bad companion plants:	Parsley Celeriac Sunflower
Sunlight:	Full sun
Water requirement:	Medium

Sow from February to April in a cold frame, from May on directly into the vegetable patch. Cover the seeds only slightly with soil, they need light to germinate. Later spread out the individual plants with a distance of 25 x 30 cm.Lettuce prefers good garden soil in an open and sunny location and adequate irrigation. Harvest is possible from May to October.