Simply Salad Pick N Mixed | 10 MultiPlant Plugs
FREE delivery on orders over £50
Quick Facts:
- Supplied as: 10 Multiplant plugs
- Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Suitable for Hanging Baskets? No
- Suitable for Patio Containers? Yes
FREE delivery on orders over £50
Quick Facts:
- Supplied as: 10 Multiplant plugs
- Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Suitable for Hanging Baskets? No
- Suitable for Patio Containers? Yes
Healthy to eat, quick growing salad leaf mixtures, supplied direct to you in easy to grow plugs.Each exciting nutritious variety we have to offer comes with several different plants in each plug!“Simply Salad” leaves regrow approximately every 3 weeks to enable you to “Cut and Come Again”Plentiful and delicious salad leaves to harvest throughout the summer season. “Simply Salad” leaves grow abundantly and bring a welcome burst of colour to patio pots, wooden planters, greenhouse, window boxes and gardens.“Simply Salad” plug plants are a great starter kit idea for children to encourage them to ‘Grow Your Own’ from planting & nurturing to harvesting & eating! Pick N Mixed is very easy to grow. Red & green leaf lettuces with Annapolis, Revolution, Roxy, Sierra and Simpson Elite leaves
Free delivery on orders over £50! Terms and conditions apply **
For any order under £50 we charge £4.95 postage and package per delivery week selected on your order.
Smaller orders are dispatched via Royal Mail 1st Class, larger orders via Parcelforce 24.
We are the only online plug plants supplier to offer a choice of a specific dispatch week for your order. When placing your order, use the drop down box above to select your required dispatch week. You can also alter dispatch weeks in the shopping basket.
All our plug plants are shipped in specially designed packaging to keep the root system in place and the foliage protected in transit.
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We are unfortunately currently unable to ship plants to Northern Ireland or International customers.
| Product Code | 310075 |
|---|---|
| Brand | Brookside Nursery |
| Country of Origin | GB |
| Supplied as | 10 Multiplant plugs |
| Habit | Upright/Bush |
| Suitable for Hanging Baskets? | No |
| Suitable for Patio Containers? | Yes |
| Scented? | No |
| RHS Plants for Pollinators | No |
| Botanical name | Lactuca sativa |
| Planting Position | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Eventual Height | Up to 30cm (12") |
| RHS Award of Garden Merit | No |
| Harvesting Period | April to September |
| Spacing | 20-30cm (8-12") |
| Hardy Perennial | No |
| Attractive to bees & butterflies | No |
| FSC Certified? | No |
Size guide - Pack of 10 Multi Plant Plugs
Securely rooted, strong plants in mini-plugs of compost. These are multi seeding per plug plant. Will need to be transplanted and grown for a short while before planting out ready to flower. Tender varieties will need protecting from frost. Compost volume around 3cm deep x 2cm square. Foliage height 1.5cm-5cm (depending on variety). Full growing instructions are provided.
Lettuce are quick growing and flourish in window boxes and pots or where space is an issue, and our range of ‘cut and come again’ Simply Salad Leaves do really well in hanging baskets too.
Within a few weeks you will be eating your own fresh salad crops.
- When your lettuce plug plants arrive, water them from the base by placing them on a shallow tray of tepid water for a few minutes.
- Pot up the plugs into 6 or 9 cell pack plant trays or individually into 10cms pots in fresh multi- purpose compost. Water in and place in a warm spot on a windowsill or a warm spot in the greenhouse.
- Cover with fleece overnight if excessive cold weather or a frost is forecast.
- Grow on until the roots are just coming through the bottom of the trays/pots.
- Harden off and plant out in rows if the risk of frost has passed in your area.
- Growbags are perfect for lettuce growing. You can probably use 4 to each growbag.
*If you have a tunnel cloche, either glass or Perspex, lettuce can be planted into the ground a bit earlier as they will be protected from the harshest weather conditions.
Cutting the base off large clear plastic bottles works really well to use as individual covers for plants. This will protect them and keep them warm. On fine days you can unscrew the lids for ventilation.
* Slug and snail warning…. Pop some slug pellets down around young plants to avoid them being eaten, and check over every day. If you prefer a more organic approach, try putting a ring of sand/grit around your plants as they prefer not to travel across rough surfaces, but again check every day.