How to grow the latest lettuce? Planting time and method of lettuce

Lettuce is a popular vegetable, taste is relatively fresh, nutrition is also very rich, and grow faster, planting is also relatively simple, many people will add some. When is it best to grow lettuce? Let's take a look at it together with Xiaobian.

lettuce planting time

Lettuce likes cold climate, so sowing time is generally carried out in spring and autumn, spring is generally carried out in February-April, May-June harvest, and autumn sowing can choose to start sowing at the end of August, to September-October harvest. However, because different varieties of lettuce have different characteristics, when choosing the sowing time, we must first understand the description of lettuce seeds, and then combine the local climate for sowing.

How to grow lettuce

1. Prepare the seedbed. The seedbed should be loosened and leveled, and the light of farm manure should be applied to ensure that the soil of the seedbed is fine and level, and rich in nutrients, so as to lay a solid foundation for cultivating strong seedlings.

2. Seed soaking and germination. Before sowing, germination treatment can not only shorten the germination time, but also improve the germination rate. The seeds of lettuce are put into wet gauze and soaked in clean water for about 3-4 hours. The water temperature can be kept at normal temperature. After soaking, they are gently washed and dried. After bagging germination, most seeds can be sown when they germinate.

3. Sowing seedlings. Before sowing, the seedbed should be watered once, and some dimethoate solution can be sprayed to prevent pests effectively. When sowing, you can use 1 gram per square meter. After sowing, cover a layer of fine soil to create a good growth environment for lettuce. When the seedlings emerge, remove the mulch in time, and strictly control the temperature. In addition, moisture is also indispensable.

4. Planting. After one month of seedling age, seedlings can be transplanted and planted. When planting, attention should be paid to stabilizing seedlings, watering in ditches to provide necessary water, reasonable planting and density.

5. Field management. The field management of lettuce is daily watering and topdressing and weeding work. Generally, watering once every 5-7 days, topdressing should be nitrogen and phosphorus compound fertilizer, and topdressing can be avoided in the early stage.

6, pest control. The main diseases and insect pests of lettuce are powdery mildew, downy mildew, etc., and the main pests are whitefly. Therefore, in order to prevent and control diseases, 50% benomyl WP 1000 times solution and 40% Fuxing EC 7000 times solution can be sprayed to prevent and control diseases, and dimethoate solution can be sprayed to prevent and control pests.

The above is a good introduction to when lettuce is planted. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about it, please pay attention to us.