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Lactuca sativa longifolia 'Little Gem Pinilla'

Lactuca sativa longifolia Little Gem Pinilla
Cos lettuce, Romaine lettuce

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I strongly discourage it because there are 40 seeds in the packet. At a price of £2.90. In fact, there is more packaging than seeds. I just looked at the advertisement and no weight (grammage or quantity of seeds) is indicated.

Didier, 05/03/2022

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A frost and disease-resistant variety. It is a miniature lettuce, halfway between romaine and round head lettuce, similar to butterhead, with an excellent flavour that will delight gourmets. It produces a compact and very firm heart, measuring about 10cm (4in) in diameter and 15cm (6in) in height, with a cream yellow colour. It can be sown and harvested in winter and in a cold greenhouse. Outside of this period, it can be sown in open ground to be harvested in spring or autumn.
Ease of cultivation
Beginner
Height at maturity
15 cm
Spread at maturity
10 cm
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
Germination time (days)
10 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
Sowing period February to May
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Description

The 'Little Gem Pinilla' Lettuce is a frost and disease-resistant variety. It is a miniature lettuce, halfway between romaine and butterhead, similar to sucrine, with a delicious sweet flavour that will delight gourmets. It produces a compact and very firm heart, cream-coloured, measuring about 10cm (4in) in diameter and 15cm (6in) in height. It can be sown and harvested in winter and in a cold greenhouse. Outside of this period, it can be sown directly in the ground to be harvested in spring or autumn.

 

If lettuce is one of the most popular vegetables (4.2 kilos per person per year), it is because of its freshness, crunchiness, as well as its taste and nutritional qualities. It can be consumed raw in salads, but also cooked, to accompany peas, for example.

As the ultimate leafy vegetable, lettuce is an annual plant belonging to the large Asteraceae family. Its Latin name, Lactuca sativa, refers both to the white sap (lactuca) that flows when it is cut and to the fact that it is cultivated (sativa).

It is an essential vegetable in any respectable vegetable garden, and there are so many varieties that it can be grown almost all year round.

The cultivation of lettuce is easy as long as you follow the cultivation calendar for each variety. It grows quickly and thrives in any soil, as long as it is rich and remains moist.

Harvest: It is simply done with a knife when it reaches maturity.

Storage: Lettuce can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days, but to enjoy its freshness to the fullest, we recommend consuming it immediately after harvesting.

Gardener's tip: A real nightmare for gardeners, slugs and snails love lettuce leaves. When the hunt is on, we are willing to do anything to repel or eliminate them: the line of ash (which will quickly be washed away by rain), the homemade trap filled with beer (which hedgehogs get drunk on until they are in an alcoholic coma), the copper bands that are supposed to electrocute them (which tickle them a little)...

Instead of wasting your time and, incidentally, your salads, we recommend using an anti-slug product composed of ferric phosphate known as Ferramol. Unlike metaldehyde-based slug killers, which are harmful to wildlife and polluting, Ferramol is natural, non-toxic, and very effective as long as you remember to "treat" your plot a few days before sowing.

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Harvest

Harvest time February to July
Type of vegetable Leaf vegetable
Vegetable colour green
Size of vegetable Small
Interest Flavour
Use Table

Plant habit

Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 10 cm
Growth rate fast

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Lactuca

Species

sativa longifolia

Cultivar

Little Gem Pinilla

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Cos lettuce, Romaine lettuce

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Annual / Perennial

Annual

Product reference169271

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Planting and care

Sowing:

The germination of Lettuce occurs at a temperature of about 18°C (64.4°F) and takes an average of 10 days.

Sowing is done from February to March for a harvest from May to June.

On a well-prepared and loosened soil, make furrows spaced 25cm (10in) apart, with a depth of 0.5cm (0in). Sow in rows, spacing the seeds 4cm (2in) apart and cover. After emergence, when the plants are well developed, thin them out to leave one plant every 25cm (10in).

If your vegetable garden is often attacked by slugs and snails, we recommend sowing under shelter, in small pots, and then transplanting the plants to the garden when they are well developed.

Cultivation:

Lettuce is not a very demanding vegetable, but it still requires a humus-rich soil, otherwise it tends to bolt prematurely. It is advisable to apply a moderate amount of well-rotted compost in autumn, by raking it in to a depth of 5 cm (2in), after loosening the soil, as is done for all vegetable crops. It prefers slightly acidic to neutral soils (pH between 5.5 and 7.5).

During cultivation, remember that Lettuce prefers moist soils and remember to water regularly.

Lettuce is a good companion plant, it can easily be interplanted with slower-growing vegetables such as beans, tomatoes, cucumbers... Just avoid planting it near corn.

 

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Seedlings

Sowing period February to May
Sowing method Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
Germination time (days) 10 days

Care

Soil moisture Wet
Disease resistance Good
Pruning No pruning necessary

Intended location

Type of use Vegetable garden
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Soil Fertile and rich.
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), 192,130
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