Batavia lettuce Grazer Krauthäuptel (Lactuca sativa) Seeds

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Batavia lettuce 'Grazer Krauthäuptel' (Lactuca sativa) Seeds

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The 'Grazer Krauthäuptel' is an old Austrian lettuce cultivar which is considered particularly palatable. It is a green, head forming Batavia salad with red leaf margins for year-round cultivation. Visually an ornament for your vegetable patch, and certainly a delight for every salad fan.

Package with approx. 250 lettuce seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual or biennial
Climate:	Temperate
Eventual height:	15-30 cm
Flowering months:	June July August
Flower colour:	Yellow
Special features:	Needs light to germinate Open-pollinated
Species:	Asteraceae
Root system:	Shallow roots

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0 cm
When to sow outdoors:	May June
Soil type:	Chalky Sandy
Good companion plants:	Beans Radish Dill Winter Radish Endive Rocket Strawberries Asparagus Fennel Onion Cucumber Carrots Chervil Kohlrabi Maize Peppermint
Germination temperature:	5-12°C
Planting distance:	25 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Bad companion plants:	Parsley Celeriac Sunflower
Sunlight:	Full sun
Water requirement:	Medium

Sow from February to April into the cold frame and from May on directly outdoors. The seeds should be only slightly covered with soil and pressed because lettuce needs light to germinate. Prick out individual plants to spaces of 25 x 30 cm. Lettuce prefers good garden soil in an open, sunny location and adequate irrigation.
Harvesting is possible from May to October. Stick to four years of cultivation break at the same location with other cruciferous vegetables.

Other names

Botanical name:	Lactuca sativa var. capitata
German names:	Bataviasalat, Kopfsalat, Gartensalat, Krachsalat
French names:	Laitue Batavia, Batavia Européenne, Laitue Cultivée
English names:	Batavia Lettuce, Summercrisp, French Crisp
Spanish names:	Lechuga Batavia
Italian names:	Lattuga Batavia