Kagraner sommer is an organicaly grown, deliciously tender and soft lettuce variety. This variety is also known as butterlettuce. It forms dark green, firm but loose heads with large, tender, slightly wrinkled leaves. This medium early variety can witstand the heat and doesn't bold easily. Because of this this variety is well suited for a spring and summer sowing. This variety can be steamed, stir-fried and cooked shortly.
Indoor sowing: february - march
Outdoor sowing: may - july
Sowing depth.: ½ cm
Germination: 7-10 days
Germination temp.: 15-18 °C
Planting distance: 20 - 30 cm
Planting position: sunny with some shade
Days till harvest: 55 - 85
Start sowing indoors from february till march. Use trays filled with some moist potting soil. Sow thinly and shallow and cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil, because lettuce is a light germinator. Keep moist and cover with a lid. Remove the lid when the seedlings appear. Replant the seedlings to seperate pots after 3 - 4 weeks. Plant outside, when there is no longer any frosts. Keep them 20 - 30 cm apart, to allow for heading.
In may, when there is no longer any chance of nightfrost, you can sow outdoors. Sow in rows about 20 - 30 cm apart. and keep the seeds 20 cm apart. Sow 3 seeds together and cover them lightly. Thin them to 1 seedling after 3-4 weeks.
Sow a thiny amount every 3 weeks, to have a continious harvest. Keep the soil most and water regularly in drought. Protect the seedlings and plants against slugs, snails and other pests.
