Romaine — var. Romaine forms a tall dense upright head with a tender heart. It tolerates warm temperatures and is less prone to bolting. Iceberg — var. The fussiest type to grow, iceberg will form a compact round head if given a long cool season.
It bolts easily if stressed. Soil Nutrients and Requirements Choose cool, well drained, loose soil with pH 6. Plant Spacing Babyleaf — continuous band. When to Sow Lettuce can be seeded in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Other Considerations Harden off seedlings by reducing water and temperature for days before transplanting. Harvest Cut lettuce holds best when harvested in the morning and cooled rapidly. Pest Info Tarnished Plant Bugs cause brown scarring on stems.
Romaine is especially susceptible. Leafminers burrow underneath the skin and leave weaving, translucent trails. They are usually controlled by natural enemies. Slugs and Snails can be baited by beer traps. Practice clean cultivation and avoid mulch. Disease Info Many lettuce diseases are best prevented by production practices that maximize airflow around heads to stimulate rapid drying. Grow on raised beds, rotate crops with grass. Bottom rot Rhizoctonia solani.
Select plants with upright growth habit. Take care not to set seedlings too deep. Lettuce mosaic virus LMV is highly seed-borne. Choose a reputable seed source. A disease-free test does not guarantee a seed lot to be disease-free, only that no pathogen was detected in sample. They generally do not form a head like other varieties and are usually harvested while the leaves are still small.
They are fairly easy to grow and tolerate some heat. Under good growing conditions, these varieties can be one of the fastest growing crops. Lettuce will thrive in mild weather with consistent moisture. To extend the sowing season into hot weather, sow in light shade or erect a canopy of loosely woven shade cloth over the bed. Lettuce needs to grow quickly for best quality. This can only be done by giving the plants everything they need.
Does best when planted in early spring or late summer. The young plants are vulnerable to weeds, so keep well weeded. Their roots are shallow so be careful with the hoe. Lettuce likes full sun except in hot summer climates where it prefers some shade, especially in the afternoon.
Add plenty of compost to the soil to encourage rapid growth. Water evenly and moderately to prevent bitterness. Lettuce is largely composed of water and it responds to irrigation by giving a larger and better tasting harvest. If you think the plants might need water they probably do. Lettuce Curly 'Lollo Rossa' is a fast growing red-brown curly lettuce with strongly incised leaves and very decorative and tender leaves.
It can be used as cut-and-come-again type in a young stadium. Due to its plant type not a real crop-type , natural enemies like ladybugs and parasitoids have more space to encounter aphids. Lettuce has a short growing period and it is therefore important to transplant the plants in a young stadium. Lettuce is at is best taste when you do not fertilize that much. When you put a part of the lettuce close to each other and if you harvest a little earlier than normal, you could suffice with one sowing per three to four weeks.
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