Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
Lettuce Type: Batavian

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Other: Medium-green juicy leaves. Vase-like head when fully mature. Heat-tolerant, seldom bitter, summer lettuce. Baby leaf or heads.
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 40F to 75F. Fastest from 60F to 70F.
Days to germinate: 2-15
Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch deep
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Lettuce almost never cross-pollinates. It has perfect flowers and usually self-pollinates before opening. 51 DTM. OP variety.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

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Common names
  • Loose Leaf Lettuce
  • Lettuce

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Location: Richmond
Date: 2015-06-16
Comments:
  • Posted by kylaluaz (Gastonia, NC - Zone 7b) on Jun 17, 2015 11:35 AM concerning plant:
    Another heat tolerant lettuce from Johnny's Select Seeds. This one does wilt a bit in the full sun but bounces right back. Excellent flavor (in a very hot June here.)

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