Once again I’ve been very pleased with the lettuce ‘Sunny’ that has gained me 3 wins in ‘any other veg’ classes this season already. It’s a real ‘zingy’ lime green colour so does stand out on the benches but you need to take one or two precautions when displaying it. It’s quite a loose leaved variety that hasn’t got a solid heart as such, so it is a bit like trying to hold a jelly when you’re digging it up. You need to get a fork under it, lever it up so far, put your hand at soil level above the roots and pull it out with the roots intact. It pays to have a hosepipe running in anticipation so that you can wash off the soil and pull off and yellowing leaves from around the base. Wrap a few sheets of kitchen towel around the roots and wash off any muck or slugs that may be lurking in the leaves.
Display on the bench with the moistened kitchen towel still on the roots so that it stays fresh as lon as the show lasts and doesn’t wilt.
Display on the bench with the moistened kitchen towel still on the roots so that it stays fresh as lon as the show lasts and doesn’t wilt.
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