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Concept Batavian Lettuce - Organic

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Lactuca sativa
(51 days) Open pollinated.

The Concept here is a combination of a batavian with a romaine. As the plant reaches full maturity, the whorling thick succulent juicy medium-green leaves start to close up at the top. Can be used for baby lettuce or allowed to mature into a vase-like bunch. As with most batavian types, it is relatively tolerant of hot weather and rarely bitter. “Concept is the only lettuce I can be sure of in Florida summers,” relates Marilynn Marcks of Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Days to Maturity
51 days
Lifecycle
annual
Color
medium green
Compare
Compare with other Batavian Lettuce
Variety Product Type Hybrid Status Days to Maturity Lifecycle Color
Brune d’Hiver
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 65 days annual amber-tipped green
Cardinale
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 48 days annual red-tinged green
Concept
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 51 days annual medium green
Pablo
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 68 days annual bronze-tinged green
Anuenue
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 72 days annual dark green
Additional Information

Batavian

Also called Summer Crisp or French Crisp, Batavians combine the crispness and heat tolerance of Iceberg with the open habit, sweetness and tenderness of leaf types. Vigorous growth, large stature, great field holding, slow bolting and wonderful flavor make this class an excellent summer harvest choice in the fluctuant northeastern climate. Good hot-weather germination.

Lettuce

  • 700–1100 seeds/g.
  • Days to maturity are from emergence after direct sowing; for transplants, subtract 20 days.

Culture: Direct seed outdoors as soon as ground can be worked and repeat every 2 weeks for continuous supply. Or start indoors in March and at regular intervals thereafter for early transplanted successions. Optimal germination temperature range 40–70° though many varieties won’t germinate in soil temps above 75° and most shut down above 80°. Thin sowings frequently and ruthlessly to a final distance of 1' for full heads. Heavy nitrogen feeders.

Hardy. All save icebergs tolerate heavy frost. Fall and overwintered harvests are becoming standard practice. For summer harvest, select varieties carefully: bolting, bottom rot and tipburn are problems if a variety can’t take the heat! Using shade cloth can keep lettuce tender and sweet longer into summer. Sesquiterpene lactones produced in the latex render lettuce bitter when it bolts.

Saving Seed: Saving lettuce seed is easy! Leave spring-planted lettuce heads to bolt. Flowers will become white tufted seeds. Once dry on stalk, rub seeds off the plant into a paper bag. To ensure true-to-type seed, separate lettuce varieties by 10 feet.

Diseases:

  • BOR: Bottom Rot
  • DM: Downy Mildew
  • LMV: Lettuce Mosaic Virus
  • PM: Powdery Mildew
  • SC: Sclerotinia
  • TB: Tipburn
  • X: Xanthemonas

Pest: Aster Leafhopper (vector for Aster Yellows disease)
Cultural controls: control perennial broadleaf weeds near lettuce plantings, plow lettuce fields immediately after harvest.

Pest: Slug
Cultural controls: avoid mulch or nearby grassy areas.
Material: Sluggo

Disease: Bottom Rot
Cultural controls: rotate with grass-family green manures, plant in well-drained soil or on raised beds, more upright varieties escape infection.

Major Diseases: Downy Mildew, Grey Mold, White Mold
Cultural controls: rotation, reduce duration of leaf wetness, plant parallel to prevailing winds, use wide spacing, control weeds, use well-drained fields in spring and fall.
Material controls: MilStop

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

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