Head lettuce (winter) from Trémont - organic-seeds

Head lettuce (winter) from Trémont

Butterhead lettuce (winter) de Trémont is an old, frost-hardy variety with a large head, crisp soft green leaves with red tinges. This variety can also be grown as spring lettuce, perfect for a fresh winter or early spring harvest.

Growing tips for de Trémont lettuce

Sowing

• Period: August–September, under cover or in open ground

• In nursery trays: sow and transplant after 4 weeks at 30 cm spacing, before the first frost, when plants have 4–5 leaves

• Direct sowing: thin to 10 cm, later to 30 cm

Lettuce grows best in sunny locations, on fresh, humus-rich soil, with regular watering during dry periods.

Care and disease prevention

• Keep soil moist with mulch

• Water regularly during dry periods

• Protect from slugs

Harvesting

• Winter heads can be harvested from March to May

Tips & tricks

• Frost-tolerant up to -10°C, can survive mild winters without protection

• Easy to grow