As we are eating the latest batch of lettuce it is time to plant up the plug plants of lettuce sown a few weeks ago, and of course to start sowing some more.

This year I have lots of varieties to try out – I’m looking for taste, looks (colour and shape), resistance to bolting in heat or good for standing over winter. This batch is for summer eating and potentially for identifying which varieties I think will be good for seed saving; on looks alone Sanguine Ameliore is looking like a winner.

So in the heat of Tuesday afternoon I planted out rows of : –

• Fat Lazy Blonde
• Cimaron
• De Pierre Benite
• Drunken Woman
• Black Seeded Simpson
• Gotte Jaune D’Or
• Sanguine Ameliore
• Gentilina
• Blonde Du Cazzard