This lettuce can be used in salads or as an addition to sandwiches and burgers. Mix it with other varieties to create a salad mix of different textures, colors, and flavors. · A neat lettuce to grow is Baquieu, a French heirloom with a tight head and crisp sweet flavor. Tear it into a salad full of veggies for an easy organic spring meal. View allBaquieu' is one of the hardiest and earliest lettuces. It's an old variety, mentioned as early as 1800, which produces cute little red and green heads that overwinter well from August sowing. This ancient variety, one of the earliest and hardiest, produces a dense apple with green leaves tinged with red. They offer a crunchy texture and mild flavor. This variety adapts to a wide range of growing conditions. Sow in pots or slabs at a temperature of 10-18°C, one month before planting. Description The Seed Savers Exchange- French head lettuce with wavy green leaves tinged with maroon. Best grown either as an early or late crop. Butterhead, 50-60 days. Characteristics: A small head lettuce tinged with red, the 'Baquieu' lettuce is one of our hardiest and most early lettuces. It could be an old German variety called “Erstling”, (meaning “the first”) because of its very early maturity. 'Baquieu' Lettuce Sub-Category: Butterhead (Bibb/Boston) Sub-Category 2: Description: Baquieu' is one of the hardiest and earliest lettuces. It's an old variety, mentioned as early as 1800, which produces cute little red and green heads that overwinter well from August sowing. Description The Seed Savers Exchange- French head lettuce with wavy green leaves tinged with maroon. Best grown either as an early or late crop. Butterhead, 50-60 days. Characteristics: A small head lettuce tinged with red, the 'Baquieu' lettuce is one of our hardiest and most early lettuces. It could be an old German variety called “Erstling”, (meaning “the first”) because of its very early maturity. This ancient variety, one of the earliest and hardiest, produces a dense apple with green leaves tinged with red. They offer a crunchy texture and mild flavor. This variety adapts to a wide range of growing conditions. Sow in pots or slabs at a temperature of 10-18°C, one month before planting. 'Baquieu' Lettuce Sub-Category: Butterhead (Bibb/Boston) Sub-Category 2: Description:
