Popular variety grown for a long time and appreciated for its uniformity of production with external leaves covering well a round head averaging 2 kg (15 cm in diameter). Famous for its gustative qualities (sweet taste and soft texture). Sowing in seedling trays 18-20° C then transplanting under non-heating shelter in pots or directly in the open ground under a protected outside nursery. Planting in blocks or bare roots spacing plantlets out 40 cm apart when they get 3/4 leaves. Harvest 60 to 65 days after transplanting.