Lettuce
Batavia lettuce
Batavia lettuce: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Batavia is a lettuce group valued for crisp leaves and often substantial heads. It belongs to Lactuca sativa, in the aster family. The name describes a lettuce type rather than one single variety. Green, pale-green and red-coloured cultivars can share the same general leaf arrangement and texture.The leaves first form a rosette, then gather in the centre to create a head. Their surface may be blistered, with small raised areas, while the edges can be wavy, crinkled or divided. These features make the silhouette more textured than that of smooth-leaved butterhead lettuces. Outer leaves remain more open around the heart.Crispness is important, but firmness varies with the cultivar and growth stage. Some Batavias form fairly tight heads, while others retain a looser structure. Comparison with iceberg concerns the broader range of firm lettuce textures. Not every Batavia has the same density or round, compact shape as a conventional iceberg lettuce.Colour…
