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half century lettuce Half Century Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

A variety of lettuce

How to sow half century lettuce: Direct seed outdoors, thin to 20cm when seedlings are 3cm tall

Sun requirement for half century lettuce: Plant in Partial Sun

A small, exceptionally compact green butterhead or buttercrunch type with thick, substantial, crisp leaves. A perfect home garden lettuce, too succulent to stand marketing. A New Zealand heirloom from New Plymouth, described by the grower as a survivor from the 1850s. Birds love it, so keep netting handy. Sow in trays in spring and autumn, prick out at 2.5 cm and transplant at 3.5 cm high at 20 cm diagonal spacing.

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Half century lettuce facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing half century lettuces

deterring pests

  1. place tilted jars of yeast+warm water (or beer) as slug traps at planting out every month

Growing lettuce

  1. Sow seeds in trays 3 weeks before planting out
  2. Dig compost into the bed 1 week before planting out
  3. Water regularly at planting out every week
  4. Weed around the seedlings 2 weeks after planting out
  5. Sow another batch for a continuous harvest 4 weeks after planting out every month
  6. Start picking the outer leaves at first harvest
  7. Pull out plants that have bolted 6 weeks after first harvest

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