Salad Little Leprechaun - Seed

Lettuce Little Leprechaun.

This deep red/purple lettuce variety with glossy crispy leaves is ideal for the beautiful vegetable garden. This type of lettuce has a compact shape due to upright growth. Ideal for planting several closer together when you eat a lot of lettuce. Little Leprechaun can not only be eaten raw, but also stewed.

Sowing

Little Leprechaun is easy to grow and has a long sowing period. Sow in rows from March to August. Lettuce grows best when it is in partial shade and water at the base. You can pre-sow from March in a cool place and do not let the sprouts dry out. Lettuce seed will not germinate when it is above 20C.

Vermin

Snails in your garden and what can you do about it?

A neat, raked and weed-free garden is like a red carpet for snails.

• mix your vegetables more often.
• Put food such as vegetable waste around your plants, the snails will clean it up for you!
• leave twigs, leaves, etc. in your garden.
• try to create a natural balance with lots of flowers and water that attract bees and birds.
• Protect your seed with mulch such as hay or grass clippings.