Lettuce ‘Little Gem’
Lactuca sativa · Vegetable · No. 18
- Sow under cover
- Feb–Mar
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–Aug
- Harvest
- May–Oct
- Germination
- 4–10 days
- Spacing
- 20 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 60–75 from sowing
- Sun
- Light shade
- Seed saving
- Easy
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under cover | February | March | ||||||||||
| Outdoors | March | April | May | June | July | August | ||||||
| Harvest | May | June | July | August | September | October |
Notes
Small cos lettuce. Germinates poorly above 25 °C — sow in the evening in summer. Let two plants bolt; seed heads fluff like dandelions.
Saving seed · Easy
Self-pollinating annual. Seed ripens the same season. Keep 3 m from other varieties of the same plant.
- Mark two or three healthy plants early.
- Leave the fruit, pod or head to ripen fully on the plant.
- Dry the seed 7–14 days on paper, out of direct sun.