How to plant lettuce?

Lettuce is a very healthy vegetable. It is rich in fiber, vitamins C, E, group B, as well as calcium, iron and potassium. I prefer the Lola Rossa salad because it also contains iodine, which is important for us who live so far from the sea and rarely enjoy a seaside holiday. True, “Lola Rossa” is not green, but coral at the edges, but this does not bother me. It is tasty and good for decorating dishes. But many people love green salads: iceberg, frisee, watercress, arugula and others.

The method of planting lettuce does not depend on its type. The best predecessors of lettuce are vegetables that have been fertilized with organic fertilizers. Lettuce loves light soils. It is better to sow it in May, when the earth has warmed up enough. Make furrows in the garden bed, the distance between which should be approximately 30 centimeters. The depth of the furrow is 1-1.5 cm. The seeds of the lettuce are very small, you will have to sow by hand, try to ensure that the seeds lie at a certain distance (15 cm) from each other. Then mulch the furrows. That's all the wisdom of how to plant lettuce.

As a rule, lettuce is weeded only once, immediately after germination. Then he will “crush” the weeds himself. Water should be abundantly, at the root. Typically, lettuce can be harvested 40-45 days after sowing. If you want to have fresh lettuce all summer, you need to sow it approximately every two weeks. Many gardeners sow different types of lettuce. All of them will get along perfectly in one bed, and will look great on one plate, as a decoration for a dish.