Sowing lettuce ( Latuca Sativa ) |
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Crop group: Leafy vegetables |
Crop family : Asteraceae family |
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Well-known varieties : Iceberg Great Lakes , Lettuce Appia , Lettuce Meikoningin (also available in organic ), Lettuce Black German , Lettuce Wonder of Four Seasons (also available in organic ), Lettuce Hilde , Curly Lettuce Lollo Bionda (green), American Red Edge (pick), Australian Yellow (pick), Green Salad Bowl organic , Red Salad Bowl (oak leaf red), White Dunsel (cut), Asparagus lettuce, Roman mini lettuce Little Gem , |
Sowing depth: 0 mm to 5 mm superficial (light germinator) |
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Height : 15-30 cm |
Sowing distance: in modular trays of 5 cm, two seeds per module in the same hole. Keep the best plant and remove the others. |
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Germination: 4-16°C/ 6-12 days |
Planting distance : 30 cm between rows, 25 cm between plants. Cut and cut lettuce can be sown much closer together (5 cm) or directly. |
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Growth cycle : 55-95 days |
Plant out when : 4 true leaves |
Cultivation method : sow in advance, prick out if necessary or plant out directly
- Widows: Sow under glass mid-October-mid-November; plant outdoors in March; harvest mid-April-May
- Maidenhair: Sow indoors mid-January to late January or sow under glass in February; plant under glass in March; harvest late April-May
- Spring: Sow under glass mid-February-March; plant outdoors mid-March-April; harvest May-mid-July
- Summer: Sow outdoors April-early July; plant outdoors May-mid August; harvest mid-July-end September
- Autumn: Sow outdoors mid-July-mid-August; plant outdoors mid-August-mid-September; harvest October
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Watering:  ideal in the morning |
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Good neighbors : peppermint, cucumber , beans , sage, dill , chervil, marigold, anise, lovage, strawberry, radish, onion, beetroot
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Bad neighbors : cabbage, celery, parsley |
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Frost resistant: No |
Root system: 30-45 cm |
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Fertilization : After the winter, fertilize your soil well with compost. Do not use fast-release chicken manure or blood meal, and do not use artificial fertilizers (salt) that can cause edge formation. |
Preferred soil: pH: 6.0 - 7.0 |
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Dangers and concerns : Snails |
Harvesting and storing : You can harvest cut or ready-to-cut lettuce at any time. Harvest the outer leaves. This encourages the plant to produce even more leaves. Head varieties can be harvested when the inner leaves become firm. Head lettuce stores poorly; by ensuring high relative humidity and a temperature of 2 to 5 degrees Celsius, lettuce will last a maximum of 5 days. The key is: spread out your harvest. Nutritional value: 100 grams of raw lettuce contains:
- 13 kcal
- 0 grams of fat
- 2 grams of carbohydrates
- 1 gram of protein
- 1 gram of fiber
- 1 gram of sugar
- Vitamins: A, B6, C and K
- Other: Thiamine, Riboflavin, Calcium, Phosphorus, Folic Acid, Iron, Potassium and Manganese.
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 = little sun = moderate sun  = lots of sun  = little water  = moderate water = a lot of water |
