Growing Celtuce

Celtuce

This is an unusual vegetable but quite easy to grow. It should be sown in spring covering the seeds with l2 mm of fine soil and allowing 30cm between the rows. It is advisable to sow little and often and to thin the plants so they finally stand 23 to 25cm apart.

This subject is sometimes referred to as the 'two in one' vegetable since the leaves can be used as lettuce and have a high vitamin content, whilst the heart or central stem is crisp with a nutty flavour, and is often eaten raw in salads or cooked in the same way as celery.