Description
Lettuce Jester
Lactuca sativa
A batavia lettuce with amazing colors, green speckled with red. Crunchy and tasty. Do not form heads. A selection by Frank Morton. Resulting from a cross between Ice Queen (Batavia), Merlot (Frisée) and Flashy Troutback (Romaine).
Full sun, part shade. Well drained soil. Direct sowing from 6 weeks before last frost date. 6 mm deep. 30 cm between plants.
Germination: 98% in November 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.
Nathalie Fredette –
C’est ma a laitue favorite! Excellente saveurs.
Mélanie –
Belle et bonne laitue, délaissée par les limaces chez moi. Croquante à souhait.