Val d'Orge Lettuce Seeds Packet

The Val d'Orge Lettuce Seeds Packet Vilmorin (Reference: 3607141) represents excellence in winter vegetable seeds. This remarkable variety, resulting from Vilmorin's research and expertise - the French seed leader since 1743 - offers gardeners a perfect solution for growing fresh salads even during the coldest months of the year.

An exceptional lettuce for your winter harvests

The Val d'Orge Lettuce stands out for its exceptional ability to resist winter hardships while developing magnificent voluminous heads. This variety is particularly appreciated by professional market gardeners and amateur gardeners for its reliability and productivity, even in unfavorable climatic conditions.

Perfect for family vegetable gardens, cold greenhouse cultivation and winter gardens, this lettuce allows maintaining continuous production of fresh leafy vegetables. Its smooth foliage with luminous blonde-green color brings a remarkable aesthetic touch to your crops while guaranteeing a mild and refreshing flavor.

Market gardening professionals particularly appreciate this variety for its natural resistance to winter diseases and its ability to form well-dense heads, thus facilitating harvesting and marketing.

Technical characteristics and varietal specificities

This winter heading lettuce presents remarkable morphological characteristics that make it a reference in its category. Its voluminous heads can reach an impressive diameter while maintaining excellent keeping quality and incomparable crispy texture.

The smooth and blonde-green foliage constitutes one of the major attractions of this variety. This particular coloration, neither too dark nor too light, offers a very attractive visual aspect that appeals both in cooking and in the garden. The smooth texture of the leaves greatly facilitates cleaning and culinary preparation.

The cold resistance of Val d'Orge allows it to withstand moderate negative temperatures, making it a precious ally for autumn and winter crops. This natural robustness considerably limits losses related to difficult climatic conditions.

Vilmorin seeds benefit from a rigorous selection process guaranteeing optimal germination rate and remarkable varietal homogeneity, ensuring success for your crops.

Sowing advice and cultivation techniques

The success of your Val d'Orge Lettuce cultivation depends on respecting a few fundamental rules adapted to the specificities of this winter variety. Sowing is ideally carried out from July to September for harvest extending from October to March, depending on the climatic conditions of your region.

Favor well-drained soil rich in humus with a slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0 to 7.0). Adding well-decomposed compost before sowing will favor optimal plant development. Soil preparation must be careful with deep digging followed by surface refinement.

Nursery sowing remains the most effective method, allowing better control of germination and selection of the most vigorous plants. Transplant young plants when they reach 4-5 leaves, respecting a spacing of 25-30 cm between each plant.

Watering should be regular but moderate, avoiding excess humidity that would favor the development of cryptogamic diseases. In winter period, reduce watering frequency while maintaining slightly moist substrate.

To optimize cold resistance, light mulching around plants can prove beneficial, while ensuring not to create excess humidity at the collar.

Technical characteristics