Description

Lettuce’ Batavia Caipira’

  • Versatile Batavia-type lettuce
  • Use as salad leaves or pick the whole head
  • Excellent flavour
  • Good resistance to tip-burn

Lettuce ‘Caipira’ is a versatile Batavia-type lettuce that works equally well as cut-and-come-again salad leaves or picked as a whole head. The leaves have excellent flavour and good resistance to tip-burn.

Sow indoors

March-April: Sow seeds thinly 1cm (1⁄2in) deep in clean trays or modules of firm pre-watered compost. Place in warmth 10-15°C (50-60°F) and keep moist.

Sow outdoors

April-July: Sow seeds thinly 1cm (1⁄2in) deep directly in harvest location. Keep soil moist at all times. Thin to 25cm (10in) apart.

Plant out

April-June: Plant out into the required harvest position 25cm (10in) apart with 30cm (12in) between each row when plants have 3-4 true leaves.

Tips

Keep well watered. Use thinnings as baby leaf. Small sowings made every 3 weeks will ensure a continuous supply.

size chest(in.) waist(in.) hips(in.)
XS 34-36 27-29 34.5-36.5
S 36-38 29-31 36.5-38.5
M 38-40 31-33 38.5-40.5
L 40-42 33-36 40.5-43.5
XL 42-45 36-40 43.5-47.5
XXL 45-48 40-44 47.5-51.5