Lettuce, Lattuga Rouge Grenobloise

Lettuce, Lattuga Rouge Grenobloise is a mid-late variety. The head is half opened, and leaves are round, green with red on the edges, tender and crispy. French crisp type. Red & green leaves. Big head. High resistance to bolting, but does well in cold also. Looks very good and has the typical crisp texture and good taste of all Batavian types. Variety is hard to find.

4 gram packet. Approximately 600-1200 seeds per gram.

Batavia Lettuce resembles ordinary lettuce, but has more crinkled leaves and a wavy leaf margin. There are bright green and red-brown varieties. Actually, Batavia lettuce is a very authentic type of lettuce and the precursor of the well-known Iceberg lettuce. Batavia lettuce leaves are typically sweet and crisp.

Batavia lettuce varieties are heat resistant and have “cut and come again” harvesting. They are also called French lettuce and have sweet ribs and tender leaves. There are several types of Batavian lettuce plants, with different colors, sizes, and flavors to suit any salad lover. Try growing Batavian lettuce and bring some interest to your vegetable crisper.

Batavia lettuce varieties are heat resistant and have “cut and come again” harvesting. They are also called French lettuce and have sweet ribs and tender leaves. There are several types of Batavian lettuce plants, with different colors, sizes, and flavors to suit any salad lover. Try growing Batavian lettuce and bring some interest to your vegetable crisper. What is Batavia Lettuce? Batavia lettuce is a summer crisp variety that will germinate in warm temperatures and is slow to bolt. There are both open and close headed varieties in colors of green, burgundy, red, magenta, and mixed hues. All kinds of Batavia lettuce are open pollinated and good options for a late season garden. Batavian lettuce plants produce beautifully in cool days like most other lettuce varieties, but they also stand up once the heat comes. The seed will even germinate in temperatures that are too hot for most lettuce seed. Most summer crisp lettuce has loose, wavy leaved heads, but some are more compact and almost iceberg-like. The sweet, firmly ribbed leaves may be green-red, bronze-green, lime green, and many more hues. When several kinds of Batavia lettuce are planted in a bed, their ruffled leaves and variety of colors make for an attractive and tasty display. Growing Batavian Lettuce Because of Batavian’s good tolerance to heat, the seed can germinate at 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 C.). Lettuce prefers full sun in well worked soil. Add plenty of well-rotted organic material and make sure there is good drainage. Lettuce should be watered from under the leaves to prevent fungal diseases. Keep Batavian lettuces moderately moist but not soggy. Lettuce shouldn’t need fertilizer if the soil is properly prepared with organic amendments. Keep weed pests out of the bed and use slug bait to combat those slimy pests and their cousins, the snails. If you have rabbits, you will also need to erect a critter fence.