A bright red oakleaf variety. Shiny colour and good base. Strong resistance to bolting.Suitable for spring, summer and autumn use. Resistance to Lettuce Aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri), Lettuce Root Aphid (Pemphigus bursarius), Bremia BL 16-40, and TBSV.
A mainstay amongst salad crops. For protected all year round cropping and open ground production. Curly and coloured lettuce are popular with consumers and retailers alike. Well suited to sales in packs and as young plants. The wide range of colours and textures available makes lettuce ideal for mixed sald packs and 'baby leaf' products.
Approximate crop spacing: (in row x between rows) Mini & small Cos: 15cm x 20cmButterhead: 25cm x 30cm Other types: 35cm x 38cm (Actual spacing varies with production technique). Seed count: see variety entry.
Lettuce types: Butterheads: flattish, rounded heads, soft texture, heart forming, can be grown nearly all year-round with careful varietal choice. Cos/Romaine: Tall and upright, sweet flavour, loose heart forming. Both large and small types. Crisp/Iceberg/Batavian: crisp leaves, compact hearts. Iceberg: very crisp leaves. Batavian: thinner leaves than Icebergs, but thicker and crispier leaves than Butterheads. Curled/Oak Leaf/Salad Bowl: mainly non-hearting types. Wide variety of leaf textures and colours. Lollo Bionda/Lollo Rossa: nonhearting types with very deeply curled leaves. Lollo Bionda varieties are green, Lollo Rossa varieties are red (triple red has more intense red colour than double red). The wide range of colours and textures available are ideal for the production of mixed salad packs and ‘baby leaf’ products.
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Moles Seeds (UK) Ltd, Turkey Cock Lane, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8PD, United Kingdom. Company Reg No: 6301851