Lettuce

Do you mean an open one like Webb's Wonder or a closed one like Iceberg?

 

Scrub that, webbs wonder is a hearting one too, not sure what I was trying to think of

I usually grow Lollo Rosso, which is an open one. Its usually slug resistant, except for last year when the slugs even ate the plastic pots they were in.

 

Isn't the 'traditional' supermarket one typically Cos?

 

Hiya FC.

I believe what you're looking for is something like 'All The Year Round'

 

Oops, here's a link

http://www.suttons.co.uk/Gardening/Vegetable Seeds/All Vegetable Seeds/Lettuce All The Year Round_167975.htm

 

"Minefield" springs to mind!

 

The third one down says:

"Round Lettuce
The traditional ‘British lettuce’ the round lettuce has soft mid-green outer leaves and a slightly crisper, paler heart."

I'm even more confused now, never head of "Round Lettuce" !!! or even that that is what a traditional British Lettuce is!, but I'm with you on Butter-head

 

Indeed. I doubt that Supermarkets are selling Heirloom varieties (more likely modern F1's bred for convenience / consistency of getting them to market), but it might be worth looking at Heirloom varieties for the ones you remember from yesteryear?

for example:
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/lettuce.html

(this is not the same as the Real Seed Company who sell cannabis seeds!)

 

My Dad grew 'All The Year Round'. Seemed to me to be a 'regular' Lettuce

 

Marshalls, T&M, Unwins, Dobbies, Suttons, D.T. Brown, Mr Fothergills, Nicky' Nursery all agree that that is a Butterhead - some consistency at last

Vegetable Seeds .NET thinks its a "Summer Crisphead"

 

You just make sure you clearly explain what you meant by "naughty on the net", OK?