Lettuce: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Lettuce | Tree Homes

It is thought that Lettuce, one of mankind's earliest food crops, originated in India and Central Asia. Herodotus wrote about serving lettuce in ancient Greece, and in ancient Rome, it was a favorite vegetable. The term "lettuce" actually derives from the Latin term "lac" meaning "milk," referring to the milky juice discovered in mature leaves of lettuce.

Columbus and other European settlers provided the New World with lettuce plants. In the first orchards established on American soil, our early settlers included lettuce. Today, here and around the globe, lettuce is a favorite vegetable.

Lettuce

Planting Lettuce in Container

The correct sort of pot and planting medium is required to grow lettuce in containers. Lettuce needs comprehensive root space, but you can create multiple kinds in 6 to 12-inch jars. The greens need a consistent moisture supply because they are almost 95 percent water, but they can't resist wet roots. A clay jar offers a permeable surface where any surplus water can evaporate and stop soggy roots. Make sure that any container you choose has appropriate drainage holes. The physical characteristics of growing lettuce in a container are only the media and containers, but now we have to shift our focus to sowing and managing. Lettuce can be planted in container gardens by immediate seeding or transplantation. Transplants should be buried 1⁄4 inch deeper than in garden land and laid apart from each other 6 to 12 inches. When rocks are not frozen, seeds are sown 1⁄2 inch long and 4 to 12 inches apart. Leaf lettuces can be nearer than head kinds together.

Protection

In pots and containers, how to safeguard lettuce crops. You give crops the perfect circumstances for good development by incorporating a mulch of straw or bark. They must also be protected against slugs, snails, and birds.

.Collect the eggshells in a tiny box from your kitchen.

.When you have a few crush them into tiny pieces.

.Place them around the container surface to make sure they add more around the plant foundation.

.The shell sharpness will stop eating your lettuce.plants from slugs, snails, and birds. They don't like the sharp surface so they prevent it.

Care and feeding

Like all falling vegetables, lettuce needs periodic water to keep the succulent development that prevents the bolting of crops. They will need water every day in hot weather, and if you grow lettuce in containers, they might need water twice a day.

Lettuce requires weekly water of 1-1 1⁄2 "(2.5-3.8 cm). If you don't get enough rain, plan to irrigate. Lettuce that doesn't get enough water becomes sour and bolts.

Harvesting

When the leaves are young, cut the outer leaves of loose lettuce. The leaves will grow back and you will be able to cut off the whole plant. When it's tender, always cut lettuce as they bolt quickly and become bitter.

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