Batavia salad in polytunnels
Two stages of growth of blond batavia salad, under a steel structure with transparent polythene film.
Lower Durance Valley, Vaucluse, France, late October.
"Lettuce is offered more and more often as a ready-to-eat product: it is sold in plastic bags in a controlled chilled environment... it's fresh, it's crunchy and it's practical."
Gérald Bézert, farmer, Velleron, Vaucluse, France
in " Planting patterns ", p. 93