Quantity
Approximately 375 seeds over 6 m
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Discover the plant
Family
Asteraceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Annual
Ribboned curly lettuce is a practical and attractive solution for gardeners who want to quickly achieve a uniform, productive, and easy-to-maintain row of greens. Its medium green, abundantly curly foliage brings a light and refined visual texture to the vegetable garden, while promising tender and crisp harvests for everyday cooking. Thanks to the pre-seeded ribbon, sowing becomes simple, clean, and regular, which reduces thinning and greatly facilitates establishment, even for beginners. This ingenious presentation makes it easy to create beautiful, neat lines in the garden, where each plant benefits from harmonious spacing for optimal development. In salads, its flavorful leaves offer a delicate and fresh texture, perfect for accompanying spring and autumn harvests. Its good disease resistance further enhances its appeal, making it a reassuring variety for family gardens and intensive vegetable patches. Sown in loose, moist soil, it sprouts regularly and allows for progressive leaf-by-leaf or full-head harvests as needed. It is a reliable, aesthetic, and particularly user-friendly lettuce to cultivate, ideal for combining sowing simplicity, beautiful foliage, and the pleasure of harvesting.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
1 cm (0.4 in)
Establishment temperature
10 to 20 °C (50 to 68 °F)
Establishment time
7 to 14 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Soil
Friable and well-drained
Watering
Regular
Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodJune to August
Harvest30 to 55 days after sowing
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsGarlic, artichoke,, beetroot, chervil, curly endive, cabbage, kohlrabi, cucumber, shallot, strawberry plant, lettuce, onion, turnip, parsnip, pea, radish, salsify
Avoid planting withCelery, celeriac, parsley
Salads, fresh harvest, kitchen garden, sowing in rows
