Batavia Lettuce Kamikaze - Lactuca sativa

The Kamikaze Batavia Lettuce is an easy-to-grow variety that offers beautiful, thick and crunchy red-tinted leaves. It is highly heat-resistant and does not easily bolt, making it suitable for all regions. It can be harvested from mid-June to November.

Lettuce is one of the most popular vegetables (with an annual consumption of 4.2 kilograms per person) due to its freshness, crunchiness, and taste and nutritional qualities. It can be consumed raw in salads or cooked, for example, to accompany peas.

As the quintessential leafy vegetable, Lettuce is an annual plant that belongs to the large Asteraceae family. Its Latin name, Lactuca sativa, refers both to the white sap (lactuca) that flows when it is cut and to the fact that it is cultivated (sativa).

It is an essential vegetable in any respectable vegetable garden, and there are so many varieties that it can be grown almost year-round.

Growing Lettuce is easy as long as you follow the cultivation calendar for each variety. It grows rapidly and thrives in any soil, as long as it is rich and remains moist.

Harvest: Simply cut it with a knife when it reaches maturity.

Storage: Lettuce can be stored for a few days in the refrigerator, but to enjoy its freshness to the fullest, we recommend consuming it immediately after harvesting.

Gardener's tip: During hot summer weather, lettuces exposed to full sun tend to wilt. To prevent this, consider protecting them from intense sunlight using upside-down crates. In our garden, summer lettuces are not grown in rows but are interspersed throughout: at the base of climbing beans, in the middle of cucumbers and squashes, whose foliage provides beneficial shade.

Note: Please note that our young plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners. Upon receipt, transplant and store them in sheltered areas (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before planting them outdoors once the risk of frost is definitively eliminated.