Lotta
Lotta is a green, loose headed lettuce with smooth, somewhat fine leaves. Particularly resistant to downy mildew. Good for cutting, sealed underside. Bolt resistant, for the entire growing season. Aromatic, slightly bitter-sweet taste. Also available in pelleted form (primed).
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Characteristics
Colour: greenSuitable for growing butterhead lettuce: Open ground
Origin
Breeder: U. BehrendtMultiplier: Gärtnerei Apfeltraum, Gärtnerei der Lebensgemeinschaft Bingenheim, Germains Seed Technology B.V., Heiko Pohl Cerifications: Bioland, Demeter, EU-Standard
Cultivation
Raise in seed bed: for open ground: from February for planting out from March, last sowing end of July for planting out from mid of August for greenhouse: from December for planting out from end of January, from mid till end of August for planting out from beginning till end of September open ground ca. 30 x 30 cm greenhouse ca. 16 plants/m²
increasingly from

Gärtnerei Apfeltraum / Annette Glaser und Boris Laufer
The Demeter-certified Apfeltraum farm, managed by Annette Glaser and Boris Laufer, is located in Müncheberg, Brandenburg, east of Berlin.


Gärtnerei der Lebensgemeinschaft Bingenheim
The farm of the Lebensgemeinschaft Bingenheim is located in the direct neighbourhood of the Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, also in Echzell-Bingenheim, in the Wetterau region at the transition to the basalt ridge of the Vogelsberg. It operates on biodynamic principles, growing vegetables and producing seeds.

Heiko Pohl
Heiko Pohl’s Bioland farm is located on the western edge of the Lechtal, just above the valley floor.