Lettuce Italienischer

How to grow Lettuce Italienischer growing and care:

Cool weather

What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Sometime the flowers grow early and the leaves become bitter

Planting season:
Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, armyworms, slugs, snail, leafminers

Pruning season:
All season

How to prune:
Dead leaves, prune the blossom stems

Size of the plant?
5-50 cm, 2-40 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun (not in warm season)/ Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower
Small 1-3 cm yellow flowers grow on inflorescence

Thinning the bloom:
Better to thinning the stem before the flowers

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season:
In cold area spring-summer in frost free autumn-winter (50-60 days from sowing)

How to harvest the leaves?
Two possibility separate leaves or all the leaves of the plant

Information about leaves:
Green leaves in pinnate shape leaves grow in rosette

Uses of Lettuce Italienischer leaves:
Salad, eaten raw

Scientific name:

Lactuca sativa