Lettuce’ Batavia Caipira’ Cheap
$1.40
- Description
- Size Guide
Description
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 Guide
| 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 |
