Is lettuce a cruciferous vegetable? How long does it take to harvest potted lettuce?

1. Is it a cruciferous vegetable?

The basal leaves of cruciferous vegetables are mostly lotus-shaped and simple. Lettuce is one of the cruciferous vegetables. The common name of lettuce is lettuce, which is an annual or biennial crop of the genus Lactuca in the Asteraceae family. The leaves grow densely and can be eaten directly. They are very crisp and are widely cultivated in both northern and southern my country.

2. How long does it take for potted plants to be harvested?

Lettuce grows very fast and can be picked and eaten after about a month of planting in pots. Usually, if sowing is done in spring or autumn, the seedling period is only 25 days. In summer, it takes about 35 days after sowing to pick the seeds. Not only does it grow very fast, but the sowing method is also relatively simple.

3. Potted sowing method

Lettuce seeds are very small. Mix them with fine sand when sowing. After mixing evenly, sprinkle them in the pot. After sowing, the seeds need to be covered with soil, about 0.5-1 cm of soil is enough. Before planting, it is best to germinate the seeds first. Put the seeds in water for one night, then wrap them with moist gauze and put them in the refrigerator. You can sow them when they turn white. It needs to be kept moist during its growth period, and the soil environment in which it grows cannot be too dry. When the soil becomes dry, it must be watered in time.