Batavia Lettuce American Brown [Lactuca sativa var. crispa]

The Batavia salad 'American browner' is an ancient annual, hardy vegetable crop for year-round cultivation from the United States.
This robust and fast-growing salad variety is also suitable as a lettuce cultivation and shows safe yields in warm and cooler temperatures. The delicious salad forms an upright rosette and is very shot-proof. The robust and fast-growing variety of lettuce has delicate, wavy and pale green leaves inside, turning brown to the outer leaf margin. The taste is sweet and mild with a crisp leaf structure. The variety can be harvested over a long period of time.

General information
Plant family: Asteraceae
Life Cycle: Annual
Days to harvest: 50 days
Plant height approx.: 30 cm
Root Type: Deep Root
Nutrient requirements: Weak Eaters
Water Requirements: Means
Winter hardiness: Up to-15 °C
Location: Sunny to partially shaded
Floor: Permeable, moist, slightly loamy, humus

PH: 5.5 to 6.5

Sowing and planting information
Germ Type: Light germ
Seed Depth: 0 cm
Optimal germination temperature: 14-18 °C
Germination time: 5-7 days
Planting, row spacing: 30x30 cm

Optimal mixed culture: Bean, savory, dill, pea, strawberry, cucumber, cabbage, leek, carrot, radish, horseradish, rhubarb, beetroot, salsify, tomato, onion
Unfavorable mixed culture: Parsley, celery

Subtropic climate (Mediterranean) (e. g. B. Portugal, Spain, Italy)
Sow directly into the open from January to May or in autumn from September to December. We recommend pre-cultivation in small bowls from January to April or in autumn from September to December.

Moderate climate (e. g. B. Germany, Switzerland, Poland)
Sow directly into the frost-free open air from February to July. We recommend pre-cultivation in small bowls from February to July.

General
For the 'American browner' variety, we recommend dense no-till rows as a lettuce cultivation or a pre-culture. In the pre-culture, let the seedlings grow in a small bowl to the first visible lettuce leaves, then pik into the desired container. After peckering, let the seedlings grow at moderate temperatures until they are planted out as seedlings. The planting of the seedlings in the bed is carried out from the 2nd Pair of leaves after the cotyledders.
Batavia lettuce plants prefer a sunny to semi-shaded location with a moist, humus-rich and slightly loamy soil. Avoid waterlogging.

Additional tips
For a long harvest period, harvest 1/4 of the leaves from the outside to the inside, taking care not to damage the heart to keep growth stable. In order to quickly obtain a fine, crumbly and well-drained soil, an additional incorporation of biochar and primeval rock flour is recommended.

Type of propagation
Spread occurs via seeds.

Care Plants
A loosened soil and planting in mixed culture is sufficient for lettuce.

Germination ability of seeds: 3-4 years

Other Names
Botanical names: Lactuca sativa var. crispa
English Names: Batavia lettuce
German names: Bataviasalat
Portuguese names: Alface batávia
Spanish Names: Lechuga batavia
French names: Laitue batavia