Lettuce 'Maserati' Seeds (Pils)

Overview

Lettuce 'Maserati' is a curly leaved variety that not only looks good but has crisp shiny dark red leaves, and produces lettuce on a year round basis.

It is not totally hardy and should be grown under protection in a greenhouse either in grow bags or pots when autumn sowing and it will be ready to harvest in April.

Spring sowings will be ready to harvest 8 weeks from sowings.

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Seed qty (approx)	50 (pils)
Sowing months	February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Site conditions	Prefers well-drained, moist rich site. Autumn sowings in greenhouse / polytunnels in grow bags or containers or the soil.
How to sow	Feb to Jul (Spring sowings). Aug to Oct (Autumn sowings). Sow thinly in pots or in a prepared seed bed in rows 25cm apart and lightly cover with fine soil. Seedlings appear 7-14 days. Thin to about 15cm apart when large enough. Water in carefully with a fine hose. For continuous crops sow every 2-3 weeks. Autumn Sowings should be sown in containers and thinned or transplanted into larger pots when seedlings are large enough.
Care	Keep moist especially during dry weather, weed free and protect early sowings with a cloche. Always water in the morning or mid-day as watering in the evening will increase the risk of disease and protect with fleece in very cold weather.
Harvest	Spring sowings May to August. If given added protection it is possible to produce lettuce all year round. Autumn sowings in April to May.
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