Topic: Lettuce - what varieties ...

[wattapain]

As a follow on from the tomato thread -

I'm growing

Pinokkio
Little gem
Lobjoit's
Buttercrunch
Salad Bowl
Red Salad bowl
Red Fire
Oak Leaf
Lenta a Montare - from Seeds of Italy
Oriental salad leaves 'nice 'n' spicy  (freebies)


Even more of a selection than the toms  ;D ::) 8)

Terri

[Gadfium]

Lollo Rosso
Forellenschuss
Salad Bowl Mixed
Catalogna Oak Leaf
Oriental Spicy Greens Mixed

[Mothy]

Little Gem
All Year Round
Mixed Salad Leaves
Rouge Grenobloise
Lamb's Lettuce

[Merry Tiller]

Soulie
Freckles
Iceberg

[busy_lizzie]

Webbs Wonderful
Little Gem
Lollo Rosso
Italian mixture of perpetual lettuces

I have All Year Round to sow yet.

I like the sound of Buttercrunch, Terri, what is that like?  :) busy_lizzie

[mat]

Playing a bit of catch up, so need to start sowing these (tomorrow) Will do these in barrels at home rather than at allotment. List as follows:

Italian Blend (HDRA)
Stir Fry (HDRA)
Mixed (Fothergills - free with mag)
Little Gem (Dobies)
Salad Bowl Mixed (DT Brown)
Leaf Salad (Dobies)

mat

[dicky]

Gone for

Red/green Salad bowl
Little gem
Sangria (nice red/green variety)
Lollo Roso
Rocket

[wattapain]

BL
buttercrunch letuce is yurrrrmmmeee - I could  send you some to try if you like.
PM me your address & they'll be on their way  ;)
Terri

[Mrs Ava]

I tend to go for the mixes of leaves as I find them easier to use as with no water, bolting is a real problem, however I am growing

lollo rosso
red oak leaf
Australian Yellow leaf (or something to that affect)
romaine
italian mix
spicy mix
and have lots more which I sow wherever gaps occur.

If anyone has any spare little gem seeds - even just a pinch, I wouldn't mind. ;D

[busy_lizzie]

Thanks Terri that would be great, -  I have pm'd you!

EJ I have some Little Gem seeds, just send me your pm and I will get them straight off. I love these too as they are such a tasty lettuce.
 :) busy_lizzie

[wattapain]

They're in the post today ;)
Enjoy them
Terri

[adrianhumph]

Hi all,
          nobody has mentioned dellicato, this is a lovely red loose leaf variety that you can grow as cut & come again or leave & pick as small whole lettuces, I grew it last year  &  you can keep cutting it  &  it just keeps growing .   ;D brilliant.

                                                                    Adrian.

[Doris_Pinks]

I am growing:

Drunken Woman (well it had to be done!)
Little Gem,
Lobjoits,
Some frilly thing whose name escapes me!
Red Oak Leaf
any many more I cannot remember!

[mat]

I am growing:Drunken Woman (well it had to be done!)

This sounds great - will need to look out for this one next year  ;D

mat

[Doris_Pinks]

Mat have PM'd you!

[mat]

Mat have PM'd you!

Thanks ever so much ;D reply in PM!

mat

[Squashmad]

Currently growing -

mixed salad leaves
freckles (from Real Seeds)
Endive (from Real Seeds)
Mibuna
Purple orach
Blue & white borage (flowers to decorate salad)
Nasturium Alaska

... will also sow at intervals

Mizuna
Reine de glace
... bit of a salad habit here.  :-[

[CityChick]

LOL!! Do you think the "drunken woman" has been at my "Sangria"? :P  (Now how did I miss one in the catalogues with a name like that? ::))

I'm also growing Pablo and Mascara from VidaVerde.  Both coloured lettuces, said to be slow to bolt...

And some cos: Valmaine, Chicon Batavia and Rusty.  Though the seed are rather old, so I'm not sure if they'll germinate but what the heck - nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Oh, and a whole loada other leaves and flowers to go in salads...

[wattapain]

Currently growing -

mixed salad leaves
freckles (from Real Seeds)
Endive (from Real Seeds)
Mibuna
Purple orach
Blue & white borage (flowers to decorate salad)
Nasturium Alaska

... will also sow at intervals

Mizuna
Reine de glace
... bit of a salad habit here.  :-[

So many salad leaves - so little time  ;D

Terri  8)

[Sprout]

Boring, I know but Little Gem and Lollo Rosso.