Lucinde
Compact open ground butterhead lettuce Lucinde has a quick development and medium heavy heads. Recommended for all year round outdoor cultivation. Well closed underside and fresh light green colour, very bolt resistant. The variety is mildly aromatic with a typical lettuce flavour and a slight bitter sweet nutty aftertaste. Also available in pelleted form (primed).
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Characteristics
Colour: greenSuitable for growing butterhead lettuce: Open groundPelleted form: at least 95 % germination
Cultivation
Seed germination temperature: 15-20 °CPlanting distance: greenhouse ca. 25 x 25 cm open ground ca. 30 x 30 cm greenhouse ca. 16 plants/m²
bred by

Christina Henatsch
Current breeding location: Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Biodynamically cultivated varieties from Christina Henatsch:
chive Gonzales, spinach beet Pirol and Rainbow (mixture of Roscho, Pirol, Salimo, Limago), carrot Solvita and Filia, salad Lucinde, leek Philomene, french beans Birgit, broccoli Rasmus and Floris, spinach Thorin

increasingly from

Gartenbau Walsegarten
At the Walsegarten farm, Sebastian Vornhecke propagates seeds based on biodynamic principles. The farm is located in Dietzenrode, at the western edge of Thuringia near the Werratal, approximately 30 km south of Göttingen. The surrounding landscape is shaped by the forested ridges of the Hainich.
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.
Hofgut Rengolshausen / Vera Becher
Matthias Funk
Matthias Funk propagates Demeter-certified seeds on his farm in Oberndorf, near Donauwörth at the confluence of the Danube and Lech rivers in the Lechauen.
Naturgut Hörnle KG / Joel Siegel
The biodynamic fruit and vegetable farm Naturgut Hörnle KG is located 10 km south of the gates of Freiburg. A farm shop, along with sheep and poultry farming, completes the cycle.