How to sow purchased lettuce seeds

Basic information on sowing lettuce

Lettuce is a plant that is relatively easy to sow. It can be sown in spring, summer and autumn. It grows relatively fast and can usually be harvested about 45 days after sowing.

Characteristics of lettuce varieties

Lettuce is generally cultivated as an annual plant. Its leaves are edible, both young leaves and mature leaves. When picking, you can pick individual leaves or the whole plant. The leaves can be harvested when they are 10cm long, but they will continue to grow. .

How to sow lettuce

The sowing and propagation of lettuce is relatively simple, and it can generally be carried out by spot sowing, row sowing and broadcast sowing. Choose a suitable planting container, fill it with the right amount of soil, and then start sowing. Before sowing, water thoroughly.

Sowing can be done in holes, with a spacing of 3-5 cm between each hole. Two seeds can be sown in each hole. When sowing, cover the hole with a light layer of soil and keep the soil moist.

Basically, if the maintenance temperature is maintained between 18℃ and 24℃, the lettuce will germinate within 1-2 weeks. After germination, the light needs to be gradually increased and the soil needs to be kept moist so that the seedlings will grow better.

After the lettuce seedlings have emerged and grown for a period of time, you can thin them out appropriately by pulling out some of the weaker seedlings, and then apply a small amount of fertilizer, especially some nitrogen fertilizer, to help them grow leaves better.