Lettuce 'Cos Cucuracha' Plants
Cut fresh leaves and more will grow
Grown by Josh
South Downs National Park
Perfectly happy plants, or your money back
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The highlights
- Classic cos lettuce with a good crunch and a slightly bitter flavour
- Harvest from April to August
- Cut and come again or harvest the whole head
- Quick and easy to grow, with no waste
Description
- A classic cos lettuce that's fresh, tasty and versatile - oh and very easy to grow!
- Perfect for salads, wraps, sandwiches and braising, Cucuracha is high in fibre and full of vitamins A and C
- Grow in raised beds, allotments, borders or pots
- Long, cylindrical leaves forming a tall head of lettuce with a crisp texture and a slightly bitter taste reminiscent of chicory
- Plant out after the last frosts and harvest as you need it - pick leaves regularly and more will grow, or cut the whole head
- Premium salad plants grown on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
- Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop and eliminates waste - just pick what you need
- Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first crop within 6-8 weeks
What To Expect
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Slugs and aphids can be a problem for lettuce. To prevent slug damage, keep the area around the lettuces as clean and dry as possible, especially during the night. Use barriers such as crushed egg shells or copper wire.
Water regularly
Water lettuces every couple of days in warm weather, taking care not to splash the leaves.
Full sun to partial shade
Lettuce needs around 6-8 hours of sunlight every day. Partial shade during the hottest parts of the day will help prevent the plant bolting (running to flower and stopping leaf growth).
Rich, well draining soil
A good-mix to use is three parts quality compost to one part topsoil. If you are planting into the ground then make sure you have added plenty of compost, especially if your soil is clay-heavy as the lettuce can rot due to poor drainage.
Feed when planting
Applying a nitrogen-rich feed such as chicken manure pellets will help promote leafy growth resulting in bigger lettuce heads.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet Josh
Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs
Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
We're here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team of experts.
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How will my plants be packed and delivered?
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Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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