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Last year i tried two new (to me) varieties of lettuce; 'Yugoslavian Red' and 'Iceberg' - not the supermarket stuff, but the 'orginal' crisp type. Both were well worth growing for their colour and flavour in a salad. Anybody else had success with different or unusual lettuce varieties?
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Really great gardens seem to teeter on the edge of anarchy yet have a balance and poise that seem inevitable. Monty Don in Gardening Mad -
I usually grow about seven differant types Lollo rosso, iceberg,cos,saladbowl,little gem, lakeland, yugoslavian red anything to make a change from chomping one one type -
I like Romaine lettuces and found a variety called Valmaine which is a cut and come again type or you can leave to heart up. Great for only 2 people as we use what we need and no more. We also like Rocket, spinach picked young and the mixed salad leaves that give a variety of shapes, colours and tastes. Red and black kale picked young as well.
This year I'm trying Four Seasons a butterhead type that can be grown all year.
"... I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity ..." - Tom Lehrer
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I've ordered the unnamed variety pkt from Real Seeds, should be interesting!ElsieComment
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Been hoping for free p&p, missed out a few weeks ago - we were in Cyprus, where we saw some 'Fernleaf' lavender. Looks really nice. So I thought I'd look for some plugs/plants when we got back. Seems that you start them from seed, only a few places do them. T&M had them for 99p though, but with...Today, 10:17 AM
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