Exotic Salad Greens
The ‘Slab of Seed’ is our original invention, handmade from a special blend of organically enriched super-soil and infused with the finest Heirloom seed sourced from expert farmers from around the world. The slab itself will hold water 3x longer than the soil it is planted in, is easy to space and plant and the added soil pro-biotics improve the growth of the plant and the taste of the harvest. This Slab of Seed will grow you 3 delicious heirloom* lettuce varieties: Bronze Mignonette Butter Lettuce- Forellenschluss Romaine – Red Streaked Rocket (*Heirloom seed is the purest & oldest seed on earth – read below why I chose these delicious varieties)
- SPROUTS IN: 10 – 14 days
- HARVEST IN: 6 – 8 weeks
- PICK FOR: 2-3 weeks
- GROWS ‘SOW’ MUCH: 12 block slab – 1 block yields = 800g+ Salad Leaves
HOW TO GROW
HOW TO GROW
WHEN TO SOW?
WHEN TO SOW?
WHY I LOVE THESE HEIRLOOMS
WHY I LOVE THESE HEIRLOOMS
BRONZE MIGNONETTE Butter Lettuce has been a popular heirloom lettuce for over 100 years! It's from the Siberian region of Russia and is very cold hardy as well as a heat tolerant lettuce, that is slow bolting. The lettuce heads reach 20cm across with crumply, crisp leaves. This variety looks and tastes delicious in salads and on sandwiches. Plants produce oakleaf-style leaves that are green with a bronze tint. This lettuce will produce late into winter and will tolerate heat more than most varieties due to its low profile to the soil. Oakleaf-shaped leaves will not overheat in the sun. Rich in vitamins E, K, A, C, and Potassium, fiber, as well as iron.
TASTING NOTE: Crispy & tender
FORELLENSCHLUSS Romaine Lettuce is an old Austrian heirloom that can be traced back to 1793 and the name means “speckled like a trout.” A superb, gorgeous Romaine lettuce that is full of deep red speckles and the leaves are very crispy with thick midribs. They grow quickly in cold weather but will bolt in heat. This unusual lettuce is very exotic and will turn any salad in to a gourmet dish. It bolts easily so plant in a cool spot.
TASTING NOTE: Crispy & exotic
RED STREAKED Wild Rocket is a gorgeous Arugula! This pungent, flavorful wild variety has oak-leaf-shaped, serrated leaves, traced with striking maroon. The pretty flowers and seed pods are also edible! It looks and tastes wonderful in summer salads, and it’s a wonderful addition to ornamental beds and containers, too. A must for pesto, pasta and great pizza! This leafy green vegetable is native to the
Mediterranean region and southern Europe. We
know that the ancient Romans ate arugula. It was
even mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible as well as the Jewish Talmud.
TASTING NOTE: Spicy & nutty
