Butterhead Lettuce Reine de Mai - Lactuca sativa
Butterhead Lettuce Reine de Mai - Lactuca sativa
Butterhead Lettuce Reine de Mai - Lactuca sativa
Butterhead Lettuce Reine de Mai - Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa Reine de Mai
Lettuce
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Alain V., 29/08/2018
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Description
Lactuca sativa 'Reine de Mai' is an old, early variety with great vigour. It produces medium-sized heads, composed of delicious green-blonde leaves, slightly tinged with red. It is particularly suited to spring and early summer crops, but can be sown from February to July for a harvest 8 to 10 weeks later.
Lettuce is one of the most popular salad vegetables (with a consumption of 4.2 kilograms per person per year). It is equally appreciated for its freshness, crispness, its taste, and nutritional qualities. It can be consumed raw in salads, but also cooked, to accompany peas, for example.
As the ultimate leafy vegetable, lettuce is an annual plant belonging to the large Asteraceae family. Its Latin name, Lactuca sativa, refers both to the white sap (lactuca) that oozes when it is cut and to the fact that it is cultivated (sativa).
It is an important part of any respectable vegetable garden, and there are so many varieties that it can be cultivated almost all year round. Lettuce cultivation is easy as long as the cultivation calendar for each variety is respected. Its growth is fast, and it thrives in any soil that is rich and remains moist.
Harvest: cut with a knife when it reaches maturity.
Storage: lettuce can be stored for a few days in the refrigerator, but to fully enjoy its freshness, we recommend consuming it immediately after harvesting.
Gardener's tip: slugs and snails are a nightmare for gardeners as they love lettuce leaves. You can try to prevent them with ashes (which are quickly washed away by rain), a homemade beer trap (which is harmful to hedgehogs), or copper strips that are supposed to electrocute them, but do not seem to work. Instead of wasting time with these methods, use an anti-slug product composed of ferric phosphate known as Ferramol. Unlike slug pellets based on metaldehyde, which are dangerous for wildlife and polluting, Ferramol is natural, non-toxic, and very effective as long as you remember to "treat" your plot a few days before sowing.
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Plant habit
Foliage
Botanical data
Lactuca
sativa
Reine de Mai
Asteraceae
Lettuce
Cultivar or hybrid
Annual
Planting and care
Sowing
Lettuce germination occurs at a temperature of about 18°C (64.4°F) and takes an average of 10 days.
Sow under cover from February to April and in open ground from March to July for a harvest from July to October.
Loosen and prepare the soil well. Trace furrows spaced 40cm (16in) apart, with a depth of 0.5cm. Sow in rows, spacing the seeds 4cm (2in) apart and cover them. When the plants are developed, thin them out to leave one plant every 40cm (16in).
If your vegetable garden is often prey to slugs and snails, we recommend sowing under cover, in small clumps, and then transplanting the plants to the garden when they are fully developed.
Cultivation
Lettuce is not very demanding, but it still requires humus-rich soil, otherwise it tends to bolt prematurely. It is wise to apply a moderate amount of mature compost to the soil in autumn. Loosen the soil and hoe the well-rotted compost in to a depth of 5cm (2in). It prefers slightly acidic to neutral soils (pH between 5.5 and 7.5).
Lettuce likes moist soils so water it regularly.
During cultivation, remember that lettuce prefers moist soil, so mulch around the plants. Lettuce is a good companion plant. It easily intercrops with other slower-growing vegetables such as beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Just avoid planting it next to corn.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.