Batavian Lettuce Blonde de Paris organic seeds

The Lettuce 'Blonde de Paris' is a French variety renowned for its bulky and firm head, made up of pale green leaves with golden highlights. These ample, strongly crinkled and finely wavy leaves, offer a crunchy texture and a mild flavour. Suitable for spring and summer crops, this hardy lettuce withstands cold weather well, as well as summer heat. It also tolerates bolting quite well. Sow from February to June for a harvest 8 to 10 weeks later. Seeds from Organic Agriculture.

The lettuce is one of the most consumed vegetables, with an average of 4.2 kilograms per person per year. It is loved for its freshness, crunchiness, and taste and nutritional qualities. It is appreciated both raw in salads and cooked, especially to accompany vegetables like peas.

This annual plant, belonging to the Asteraceae family, is a leafy vegetable par excellence. Its botanical name, Lactuca sativa, refers to the white sap (lactuca) that flows when cut, as well as to its cultivation (sativa).

An essential in the vegetable garden, lettuce comes in a multitude of varieties, allowing for staggered production almost all year round. Its cultivation is accessible to everyone, provided that the sowing periods and specific requirements of each variety are respected. It grows rapidly and adapts to any type of soil, as long as it is rich and kept slightly moist.

Harvest: simply cut the lettuce with a knife when it reaches maturity.
Storage: it can be kept in the refrigerator for a few days, but it is best consumed immediately after harvest to enjoy its freshness.

Gardening tip: in summer, intense heat can cause lettuces exposed directly to the blazing sun to suffer and wilt. To avoid this, consider protecting them with overturned crates. Another method is to plant them at the base of climbing or creeping vegetables such as beans, cucumbers, or squashes, whose foliage provides protective shade. This system also allows for better space management in the vegetable garden.