seeingreen's Lettuce - NOT Tom Thumb x 18 Harvesting
Plant: Butterhead lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) | Variety: Tom Thumb
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Covered with Heath-Robinson cloche.
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seeingreen's Lettuce - NOT Tom Thumb Care Instructions
If sowing directly, sow at a depth of approx. 0.49 inches (1.25 cm) and aim for a distance of at least 5.85 inches (15.0 cm) between Butterhead lettuce plants.
Butterhead lettuce 'Tom Thumb' normally grows to a mature height of 20.0 cm (that's 7.8 inches imperial) so ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant.
Your garden has dappled sun light - Butterhead lettuce 'Tom Thumb' should be planted in a location that enjoys partial sun.
Your garden has clay soil: Butterhead lettuce 'Tom Thumb' should be planted ideally in loam soil.
Remember to water often.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (8b) is within the ideal range for Butterhead lettuce 'Tom Thumb'. The recommended range is between Zone 4 and 9.
Butterhead lettuce 'Tom Thumb' ideally needs a soil ph of 6.2 to 6.8 (acidic soil), so check your soil acidity regularily.
More information about Lettuce - NOT Tom Thumb is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Lettuce - NOT Tom Thumb Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
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Milestones
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15 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 102
2.0 x item
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14 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 101
1.0 x item
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10 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 97 I don't think so!
1 for DS2 1 for me.
2.0 x item
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07 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 94 Veg watering done - Thankyou
1.0 x item
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05 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 92 Divided - seeingreen from seeingreen!
Leaves seem much larger than I remember them being. Either wrongly labelled pack or the extra compost added to bed.
2.0 x item
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01 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 88
Small hearts in them now.
2.0 x item
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22 May 2011
Harvesting day 78
Small, not hearted up, needed to make more room. Delicious!
3.0 x item
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19 May 2011
Harvesting day 75 Pears - will I get fruit this time?
No heart but lovely fresh leaves – making more room for the rest.
2.0 x item
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17 May 2011
Under Attack day 73 Mowing, planting and swallows
Sidney’s on patrol and windmills have been deployed!
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21 Apr 2011
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31 Mar 2011
Showing True Leaves day 26
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16 Mar 2011
Sprouting day 11
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05 Mar 2011
Sown day 0
Comments
fluffywelshsheep wrote:
tom thumb lettuce , and tom thumbs (nasturtiums) remind me of child hood summers :)
Posted on 23 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
seeingreen wrote:
Ditto – my Dad always grew them and Mum told how she would pull and eat a whole TT lettuce or two straight from the soil, when she was expecting me. I haven’t seen TT nasturtiums for years – are they still around?
Posted on 23 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
fluffywelshsheep wrote:
I have no idea about the tom thumbs,
I havn’t grown tom thumbs lettuce for years , I might just rekindle that bit of memory.
I grow up(21 years) just over the border in South Wales :)
just googled tom thumb Nasturtium and you can get them on ebay still :)
Posted on 24 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
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