Astéracées • Lactuca sativa var. capitata

Big, lazy blonde head lettuce - Organic

"A round, mild lettuce, a delicious companion for lazy summers."

$4.49

Number of seeds

Native to Europe, the 'Grosse Blonde Paresseuse' head lettuce boasts a generous shape, a dense head with a delicate blonde hue. This heirloom variety is prized for its mildness and melting texture, offering gardeners a refreshing and welcome taste.

In the garden, it stands out with its graceful, graceful form and thick, fleshy leaves that overlap in tranquil harmony. More sensitive to heat than other lettuces, it encourages cultivation in cooler conditions, enlivening vegetable gardens with a tender green that soothes and nourishes the hearts of those who pick it.

This lettuce embodies opulence and patience in rhythm with the plant cycle, sparkling in raw salad or delicately mixed as a garnish, faithful in the garden where it participates in local biodiversity.

  • Growing climate: Cool temperate climate
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Occasional
    Note: Sensitive to summer heat, prefers cooler periods
  • Primarily consumed raw in salads thanks to its mildness and melting texture
  • It keeps well for a few days in the refrigerator wrapped in a damp cloth.
  • Traditional use: a vegetable plant providing summer freshness in European kitchens
Big, lazy blonde head lettuce - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor and outdoor seeding

Germination time

3-10 days

Germination temperature

15° to 20° Celsius

Sowing depth

Surface sowing - without covering the soil

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 55 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

30 cm

Distance between rows

40 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant that tolerates light shade

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

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