Eichenlaub

created by Vivian at 05.04.2023

Features

Growth habit

compact

sprawling

Fruit shape

wavy

Resistances

bulletproof

Color

dark red

light green

maroon

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Brown-red, bolt-resistant picking lettuce. Forms large, fluffy heads with delicate, strongly bent, wavy leaves reminiscent of oak leaves. Easy to grow outdoors all year round. First harvest possible after 4 - 5 weeks.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Lettuces are very suitable as 'gap fillers'. They require sufficient moisture and have comparatively low nutrient requirements. With a clever selection, lettuce can be grown all year round: in spring and early summer, lettuce and cut/picked lettuce; in summer and fall, chicory lettuce and iceberg lettuce as well as lamb's lettuce (especially in fall and winter). For a continuous harvest, it is best to sow or plant at intervals. Species and varieties must be adapted to the respective season, e.g. spring varieties start to shoot when it is too hot. This causes a long stalk to form and the leaves become bitter. After a few weeks, small flowers appear at the top, from which many crescent-shaped seeds are formed. These can be collected for the following year or disperse themselves in the bed if you leave them standing.