Lactuca sativa 'Arctic King'
Lettuce 'Arctic King', Butterhead lettuce 'Arctic King', Lactuca sativa 'Nansen's Noordpool', Lettuce 'Nansen's Noordpool'
Lactuca Lactuca
'Arctic King' _ 'Arctic King' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, spherical rosette of wavy, bright green leaves ready for harvest approximately 60-70 days after sowing.
Lactuca sativa 'Arctic King' is: Deciduous
Rosette, Compact
Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer
Birds , Cutworms , Lettuce root maggot , Root aphid , Root knot eelworm , Slugs , Snails Birds , Cutworms , Lettuce root maggot , Root aphid , Root knot eelworm , Slugs , Snails
Grey mould , Lettuce downy mildew , Mosaic virus , Ring spot Grey mould , Lettuce downy mildew , Mosaic virus , Ring spot
Harvest outer leaves, the inner leaves will continue to grow.
Sow under glass in early to mid-spring or in situ in mid- to late spring.
Seed
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Lactuca sativa 'Arctic King' (Lettuce 'Arctic King') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Sow seed in fertile, moist, neutral soil in sun from early spring to midsummer. Avoid acid soil. Keep well watered. Harvest 60-70 from sowing.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Lactuca sativa 'Arctic King'
Lettuce 'Arctic King', Butterhead lettuce 'Arctic King', Lactuca sativa 'Nansen's Noordpool', Lettuce 'Nansen's Noordpool'
Lactuca Lactuca
'Arctic King' _ 'Arctic King' is a hardy annual widely cultivated as a cool-season, salad leaf crop forming a compact, spherical rosette of wavy, bright green leaves ready for harvest approximately 60-70 days after sowing.
Deciduous
Rosette, Compact
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Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer
Birds , Cutworms , Lettuce root maggot , Root aphid , Root knot eelworm , Slugs , Snails
Grey mould , Lettuce downy mildew , Mosaic virus , Ring spot
Harvest outer leaves, the inner leaves will continue to grow.
Sow under glass in early to mid-spring or in situ in mid- to late spring.
Seed
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Lactuca sativa 'Arctic King' (Lettuce 'Arctic King') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Sow seed in fertile, moist, neutral soil in sun from early spring to midsummer. Avoid acid soil. Keep well watered. Harvest 60-70 from sowing.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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