

Enjoy an early, tasty harvest with lettuce May Queen! This classic lettuce variety is deliciously tender, has a beautiful green color and is perfect for growing in the open ground or under glass. Ideal for early spring or late summer.
Lettuce Meikoningin grows quickly, is resistant to cold and gives a delicious harvest early in the season. Perfect for the vegetable gardener who likes to start spring with fresh, home-grown lettuce!
May Queen Lettuce - Tender lettuce for early cultivation
May Queen Lettuce is one of the most popular lettuce varieties for early cultivation. This traditional variety produces a firm head with soft, tender leaves and a fresh flavour. Ideal for harvesting the first lettuce of the season, but also very suitable for a late autumn harvest.
Sowing: Sow the lettuce seeds from February-March on a seedbed under glass or from mid-March to the end of May directly in rows in the open ground. Water regularly to prevent dehydration and to stimulate optimal growth. Sunny location, but sow in a shady seedbed in warm weather.
Harvesting: As soon as the heads are large enough for consumption from June to September
May Queen lettuce grows quickly, is resistant to cold and produces a delicious harvest early in the season. Perfect for the vegetable gardener who likes to start spring with fresh, home-grown lettuce!
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Enjoy an early, tasty harvest with lettuce May Queen! This classic lettuce variety is deliciously tender, has a beautiful green color and is perfect for growing in the open ground or under glass. Ideal for early spring or late summer.
Lettuce Meikoningin grows quickly, is resistant to cold and gives a delicious harvest early in the season. Perfect for the vegetable gardener who likes to start spring with fresh, home-grown lettuce!