Lamb lettuce is a type of vegetable that even beginners can't go wrong with growing. However, there are a few factors to consider when selecting seeds if you want to have the highest possible harvest of beautifully grown lettuce plants.
How do you sow lamb's lettuce correctly?
To sow lamb's lettuce successfully, choose winter-hardy varieties such as Vit, Gala or Dark Green Whole-hearted and sow them at a distance of 5 to 10 centimeters, directly in the bed or in seed pots. Later, prick the plants outdoors or in balcony boxes without damaging the roots.
A type of salad for almost the whole year
While other types of lettuce such as lettuce or iceberg lettuce can only be grown seasonally in this country, there are also frost-hardy varieties of lamb's lettuce. These can survive the winter as young plants under a blanket of snow and then be ready for harvest in March or April. When selecting seeds, however, you should pay attention to which varieties of lamb's lettuce are suitable for autumn and winter sowing. Winter-hardy varieties of lamb's lettuce include:
- Vit
- Gala
- Dark Green Wholehearted
Sown sparingly and reaped richly
As is the case with many vegetables, lamb's lettuce must not be sown too densely. You can usually harvest a much more beautifully grown lamb's lettuce if the plants are at least five to 10 centimeters apart from each other. This means that the individual plants not only get enough sunlight, but also enough nutrients from the soil for he althy growth.
Direct sowing of lamb's lettuce and pricking out
Since many varieties of lamb's lettuce are even winter-hardy and are therefore suitable for late autumn sowing, there is not necessarily a need for pre-culture on the windowsill with this type of vegetable. Nevertheless, if necessary, you can also sow lamb's lettuce in seed pots and then transplant it later into the open field or into a balcony box. When separating the plants, be careful not to injure the sensitive roots and not to crowd the plants together in the bed.
Lamb lettuce in permanent cultivation
Since lamb's lettuce sprouts again if the base remains in the ground, a plant can be harvested several times in a row. Lamb's lettuce does not deplete the soil excessively, which is why it can be grown in the same location for several cultivation periods. Leave lamb's lettuce from spring sowing until autumn and, if conditions are good, it will self-sow for the next growing season.
Tips & Tricks
Lamb lettuce has a spicy and nutty taste. This makes it an ideal raw food accompaniment to various meat and fish dishes.