Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian'
French Crisp Lettuce
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French Crisp Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian') - Description
Lettuce French Crisp 'Pablo Batavian' is a wine red lettuce with slight hints of deep green. Loose heads grow beautiful enough to use as an ornamental plant. The large round wavy leaves have toothed edges with sweet, mild flavor.
French Crisp Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian') - Blooming
Unless you are allowing the lettuce plants to set seed for seed harvesting, you should not allow the plants to flower. Blooms dense clusters of small yellow flowers.
French Crisp Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian') - Growth
Widely variable, leafy, cool-season annuals. Grows best in full sun. The leaves are edible and can mature into a range of colors and forms.
French Crisp Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian') - Planting
Sow when threat of frost has passed. Sow seeds directly into the ground in early spring. Cover seeds with a light layer of soil. Provide at least 4" of space between seedlings.
French Crisp Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian') - Pest
Earwigs, snails and slugs need to be controlled for.
French Crisp Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian') - Interesting facts
Lettuces are in the same plant family as the sunflower and dandelion. Although they may not look similar from their foliar characteristics, their flowers look very similar. There are around 100 species of Lactuca.
French Crisp Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Pablo Batavian') - Soil and irrigation
Needs well-draining soils that have high air porosity. Does best in highly organic, garden soil.
