Data specific to Lettuces (Edit)
Lettuce Type: Looseleaf
Batavian

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Light green, ruffled, indented leaves with red edges. A cut-and-come-again leaf lettuce, or medium-size half-open Batavian heads when mature. Tasty. Medium-early, best in cool weather.
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. Italian OP variety. 70 DTM.
Pollinators: Self
Flies

Common names
  • Lettuce

Comments:
  • Posted by RickCorey (Everett WA 98204 - Zone 8a) on Sep 11, 2013 4:05 PM concerning plant:
    The Italian word "ciucca" might mean: "binge", "spree", "romp", "drunk", "foolish" or "pacifier".

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