Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)

Pflanzenfamilie

Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae)

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Sonnig

Wasserbedarf

Feucht

Boden

Mittelschwer (lehmig)

Nährstoffbedarf

Niedrig

Pflanzabstand

10 cm

Reihenabstand

10 cm

Saattiefe

2 cm

Anleitungen

Die Saison für diese Pflanze hat noch nicht begonnen. Die folgenden Anleitungen sind für die beginnende Saison.

Ende Juli

Sowing

Anfang August

Thinning

Anfang Oktober

Picking

jede Woche

Beschreibung

Lamb's lettuce is a valerian plant and is also called Rapunzel, Nüssli, Vogerl or field lettuce. It is a relatively undemanding, annual, (mostly) hardy crop with a short growing season. There are different varieties that differ in leaf shape, color and cold tolerance. Some of them can tolerate temperatures as low as -15°C. Lamb's lettuce is a long-day plant, which means that it forms flowers quickly when there are many hours of sunlight. So for a rich harvest of leaves, sow it from July, when the days start to get shorter again.

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This leafy vegetable is particularly suitable for early spring and autumn and winter cultivation. At low temperatures (5°C) the germination period is about 20 days. In dry weather, regular watering is necessary during germination, but not too much, otherwise the risk of fungal diseases increases. Lamb's lettuce prefers medium to heavy soils and is sensitive to salt. When harvesting, cut the leaf rosette just above the root with a knife. When doing so, the leaves should still be together.