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Organic Lettuce ‘Little Leprechaun’
£2.40
Availability: In stock
Lactuca Sativa – 0.25g – Approx 200 seeds
Little Leprechaun is a beautiful cos type. It has striking red colouring on slighly savoyed leaves and lovely crisp hearts.
Sow these lettuce seeds undercover in late winter/early spring. Can also be direct sown in late spring/early summer or late summer/early autumn. Sow successionally for a continuous harvest.
Seed Story
Lettuce was first cultivated in Ancient Egypt where they used to extract oil from the seeds.
It was also considered to be a sacred plant of the reproduction god; Min
The Ancient Greeks learned from the Egyptians how to grow lettuce and often served it as a salad at the beginning of meals to help with digestion.
