Black Seeded Simpson, organic seeds
Eco Heirloom
Information
Is an extremely fine perpetual lettuce and the earliest of all. The light-green, curled wavy leaves are very crispy and juicy. Simpson, which grows vigorously, shapes a loose head as fully grown, handles drought and heat and is grown from early spring to late autumn. It is slow to bloom and very much liked since 1850. A portion has about 250 seeds.
| Product number: | 4520 |
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| Scientific name: | Lactuca sativa var. crispa |
| Botanic family: | The Sunflower Family - Asteraceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 42 |
| Lifespan: | Annual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | No |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: March–May/Direct sow: May–August |
| Sowing depth: | 0,5 cm |
| Germination time: | 5–8 days |
| Plant spacing: | 15–30 cm |
| Row spacing: | 35–50 cm |
| Height: | 20–30 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun–Half shade |
| Harvest/blooming: | June–October |
| Seeds/g: | 700–1100 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | Yes |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow thinly about 0.5 cm deep! The seeds need light and a temperature below 18oC to germinate. A higher temperature causes late and bad germination. Lettuce can be forced very early in a green-house (soil temperature at least 5°C) or sown indoors and in hotbeds 3-5 weeks before handle several degrees of frost. Direct sowing can take place as soon as the soil is ready. Water the row before sowing if the soil is dry. That lowers the temperature some when sowing in high summer. To get a supply of lettuce all through summer and autumn, sow successively or several kinds of different growth times! Autumn sowing for wintering could succeed.Spacing
Thin out early! Iceberg lettuce need a mutual space of 20-30 cm to be able to form heads, 35-50 cm between the rows.Harvest
The lettuce heads should be harvested as soon as they have made heads.Seed
700-1100 seeds/g.A portion contains about 250 seeds.
