Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
Vera is a widely adapted leaf lettuce ideally suited for year-round production. This vigorous variety forms a very attractive rosette of medium green leaves. It grows fast to a medium-large sized head in approximately 55 to 65 days after transplant, depending on the season. Vera has good heat and cold tolerance and is slow to bolt.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTIC*: VERA
KIND: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
TYPE: Green leaf lettuce
MATURITY: Early, approximately 55 65 days from transplant to harvest
SEASON: All year round, except under extreme heat or cold conditions
HEAD SIZE: Medium-large
HEAD COLOUR: Medium green
BUTT CORE: Medium
HEAD SOLIDITY: Poor to fair
BOLTING REACTION: Slow
UNIFORMITY: Very good
LEAF COVER: Good
MARKETS / END USE: Hydroponics, novelty & home garden. Used in pillow packs
POPULATION GUIDE:
Hydroponic production: 80 000 100 000 plants final stand per ha (30 cm in row; 30 cm between rows).
Open field production: 70 000 80 000 plants final stand per ha (30 cm in row, 60 cm between rows)
SPECIAL FEATURES: Early maturing, widely adapted, except under extreme cold and hot conditions