Solid, sweet, crisp heads, ideal for winter salads. High yielding and very hardy and can be picked right through winter. Considered in trials to be the outstanding variety of the decade.
| Sowing time: | spring. |
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| Sowing depth: | 12mm (½in) deep in rows 23cm (9in) apart. |
Sow outdoors in a well prepared seed bed in or alternatively, in a greenhouse or frame. Sow thinly. If the soil is dry, water well and allow to drain before sowing.
Transplant at 5-6 leaf stage allowing 60cm (24in) between plants. The soil should be firm and contain plenty of well rotted compost, preferably from a previous crop, and should always be well limed. Just before planting, rake 3oz/sq yd of balanced fertiliser.
Hoe occasionally and water if the weather is dry. Harvest in very late winter