Celtuce

Lactuca sativa var. asparagina

S089
A lettuce that is also used as celery. Also known as ‘Chinese Lettuce’, grow and harvest young leaves as a lettuce then cut the succulent stems when they run to seed.
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A lettuce that is also used a celery - strange but true. This ancient Chinese vegetable is much sought-after by those that know it, branded 'the next big thing' in Epicurious, so get ahead of the curve with this new (to the west anyway) vegetable. Grow and harvest young leaves as a lettuce then cut the succulent stems when they run to seed, reaching 30-40cm high.
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A lettuce that is also used a celery - strange but true. This ancient Chinese vegetable is much sought-after by those that know it, branded 'the next big thing' in Epicurious, so get ahead of the curve with this new (to the west anyway) vegetable. Grow and harvest young leaves as a lettuce then cut the succulent stems when they run to seed, reaching 30-40cm high.
How to grow
Grow in loose soil with plenty of organic matter to reatain moitsture.
Growing information
Seed sowing
Sow method: Sow in punnets
Germination: 95
Sow distance: 20cm
Seed sowing times
Cool: Jan-Dec
Warm: Mar-Nov
Hot: Mar-Oct
Sub-tropical: Apr-Sep
Tropical: Apr-Jun
Growing needs
Light: Full Sun
Water: Regular watering
Plant characteristics
Type: Hardy Annual
Height: 30cm
Width: 20cm

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