Lettuce - Suzan
Suzan produces large, pale green heads. This variety is a good choice for sowing under cloches in February and then throughout the summer, making it a good all-rounder.
Sow from February to July. Sowings can be made under glass, sow seeds into pots or trays of seed sowing compost at a temperature of 15-20C and lightly cover seeds with sprinkling of vermiculite or compost. Alternatively sow seeds from April thinly along rows, 1.5cm deep and 30cm apart direct in the vegetable plot. Sowings made under glass can be pricked out into individual pots or module trays and grown on until ready to harden off and plant out into the vegetable plot 30cm apart between the plants and the rows. Seedlings sown direct outside can be thinned once large enough to handle to 30cm apart. Thinnings can also be transplanted into other rows, watered in well during hot dry spells. Early and later sowings can benefit from cloche protection. Ready to harvest 10-12 weeks from sowing.