Lactuca sativa 'Little Gem'

Lettuce 'Little Gem' (Cos/Romaine)

Lettuce is an annual vegetable for use as a salad vegetable. There are three main types: butterhead, crisphead and Cos, the first being smaller having soft leaves, the second crisp leaves and larger, the latter being conical, semi crisp, and tallish. 'Little Gem' is a small variety of the Cos type, best grown in the greenhouse, but a good way of always having fresh lettuce. White fly can be a problem if the greenhouse is not well ventilated.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Lettuce 'Little Gem' (Cos/Romaine)

Latin name

Lactuca sativa 'Little Gem'

type

Vegetable

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.8 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Lettuce Little Gem (Cos/Romaine) is 0.15meters x 0.15meters

0.15 M 0.15 M

Lactuca sativa 'Little Gem'

Planting outdoors

From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer

Plant container grown plants out when risk of frost has passed, in rich moisture retentive soil. Watch out for slugs and snails - treat with pellets, or barriers (egg-shells, saw-dust, or copper tape) to avoid damage to the plants

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Sow lettuce seeds in damp compost in greenhouse, and keep the compost moist, but not waterlogged. Sow in succession - about every two weeks - to get a continuous crop

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