Growing guide
Lettuce 'Arctic King'
Butterhead Lettuce
A hardy butterhead type lettuce which is excellent for growing outdoors during winter for Spring cropping. Cropping can be brought forward a few weeks with cloches or mini tunnels.
- Latin name
- Lactuca sativa
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Sun
- Height
- 30cm
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
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Sow outdoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Sow direct in Aug-Sep outdoors into pre-watered drills 10-15mm deep and cover with fine soil. Once germinated, thin seedlings in open ground to 30cm apart. Alternatively start seeds in a cold frame in Oct-Nov and transplant out to open ground in March with 30 cm spacings.
Aftercare
Keep an eye out for slugs, snails and bird in Spring where these lettuce will be a tasty treat!
Gallery
Ref. SEL027