{"product_id":"col-m6p-let-red-salx1","title":"Lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl' (Lactuca sativa) – Cut-and-Come-Again Salad Crop (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed Salad Bowl lettuce is a classic oak-leaf, loose-leaf lettuce that forms a generous rosette of deeply lobed, frilled leaves in rich red to bronze-red. It is a firm favourite with home growers because it is cut-and-come-again: pick the outer leaves and the plant keeps producing fresh salad from the centre through the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fast-growing, easy salad crop for beginners and experienced kitchen gardeners alike. Salad leaves can be ready in as little as 6 to 8 weeks from planting, and the plants suit raised beds, vegetable plots and patio containers or troughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou receive 12 young lettuce plants, growing in 2 plastic 6-cell trays with one plant to each cell, ready to plant out. Lettuce is not hardy, so plant out once the risk of frost has passed, in a spot with full sun to partial shade and moist, fertile soil or compost. A little shade in high summer helps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the soil steadily moist but not waterlogged, and harvest the outer leaves as you need them. In hot, dry weather lettuce can run to seed (bolt) and turn bitter, so steady watering matters. Sowing or planting a few more every few weeks gives a longer supply through spring, summer and autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCultural Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Salad Bowl Lettuce, Loose-Leaf Lettuce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lactuca sativa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFully Grown Height and Spread:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 20-30cm tall and 20-30cm wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Open, spreading rosette of deeply lobed, frilled leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raised beds, patio containers, allotments and kitchen gardens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep red to bronze-red, oak-leaf shaped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Position:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to partial shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist, fertile soil or compost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not hardy, protect from frost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water regularly and harvest the outer leaves often\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Interest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Summer to autumn crop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut-and-come-again loose-leaf lettuce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Verdant Living","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68017241391324,"sku":"COL-M6P-LET-RED-SALX1","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/2455\/8300\/files\/1_730e5f28-0b6d-4247-9f1e-49a603779bb8.png?v=1793632586","url":"https:\/\/www.verdant-living.co.uk\/products\/col-m6p-let-red-salx1","provider":"Verdant Living","version":"1.0","type":"link"}