Lactuca sativa var. acephala
leaf lettuce
Common names: cut lettuce
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Description
Leaf lettuce does not form a head but an open rosette of individual leaves that you harvest leaf by leaf instead of the whole plant. This makes it valuable because it provides fresh greens for many weeks and is the ideal filler between slower-growing crops.
Care instructions
Plant it densely directly in the bed and harvest the outer leaves continuously as soon as they reach a hand length, then the center will regrow again. Keep the soil evenly moist so the leaves stay mild and tender, because dryness makes them bitter. Sow a small transplant every two to three weeks, then you will have a continuous supply all summer.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, loamy, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
For example Carrot fennelCorianderCelery (Stalk Celery)CarawayFennelparsley root and 15 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Sunflowers release substances into the soil that inhibit potato tuber growth, and they also compete for water and nutrients.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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Diseases & pests
1 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species. How to spot and prevent them is covered in full in the lexicon.
Arion vulgaris
The Spanish slug is the most feared omnivore in the vegetable bed. It feeds at night and in damp weather, eating irregular holes into leaves, and often clears young lettuces or seedlings completely.
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