Growing Lettuce at home

• Damping off causes plants to disappear when they emerge. Sow less densely, aerate and be sure to water moderately.
• Slugs devour young lettuce, provide iron-based granules.
• The larvae of wireworms (or wireworms) dig galleries at the collars; the plants die. Make traps with potatoes cut in half or peelings. Encourage the presence of ground beetles, hedgehogs and birds.
• Keep slugs away as soon as they germinate, ventilate the frames or tunnel often. Keep the soil cool and hoe at the base of the lettuce.

5 – HARVESTING THE LETTUCE:

Harvest your salads, lettuce or romaine when the core has reached a good size.

• When harvesting, do not pull out the roots as you will prevent it from making new leaves.
• It is best to use a good knife and cut the lettuce 2 cm above the crown.
• Leave the white part and new shoots will quickly appear for another harvest.
• Water regularly to keep the soil moist.
• It is absolutely necessary to harvest before going to seed.