4 Problems in growing lettuce

Growing issue lettuce

As we mentioned, lettuce is generally considered to be an easy plant to grow. It’s not like trying to grow bread seed poppies. Or Tomatoes In my experience, growing tomatoes can be ridiculously easy or terribly difficult. Rain, high winds, hail, drought, burning rays of sunlight, frosty mornings: it all depends on what you want to blow in the summer. You name it, the sky will bring it. Then come the insects ...

You get the picture. Gardening is not really easy. There will always be some challenges along the way. The key to getting a good harvest (in any crop) is to easily overcome these conditions. It is good to keep organic production in mind.

1. Failure to germinate lettuce seeds

There are a few reasons why seeds do not germinate.

Too little water or too much water. Cold temperature or high temperature. The fungus, the old seed stock, or perhaps the birds swallowed them before they had a chance to do their thing.

Lettuce seeds, like other horticultural crops, have the optimum temperature for germination. Seeds germinate at 55 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit (13 to 18 degrees Celsius).

If you try to plant them in the heat of summer, you will have much less success than what gardeners know about planting in the spring and fall. Because these are all winter crops.

Most lettuce seeds can be sown 2 weeks before the expected last frost date. Alternatively, sow 8 weeks before the first autumn frost.

Fantastic Gardening Tip:

Believe it or not, there are times when you want to lower the temperature of your soil for some seeds to germinate. Lettuce production was one of those times. To sow lettuce seeds in the fall, the best way to reduce the heat of your soil is to moisten the ground and cover it with a thick layer of straw or hay. Leave the mulch there for a week, then pull it out and sow your lettuce seeds in your cool soil. Or you can pull back enough mulch to plant the unexcavated path.

2. Seedlings and leaves were chewed and torn by someone other than you

It's no secret that other creatures like spinach more than you. Mild bitterness, sweet-bitter taste, ease of chewing. All you need for salad is to grow it in your own garden. Don't snails, rabbits, and deer know this !? Not to mention if you have some farm animals.

But wait, some other creatures will grab your growing lettuce leaves as well. If you notice torn leaves, birds are usually the cause. Birds can also cause your lettuce seeds to germinate.

The easiest way to find them is to keep them active. Acting as a garden spy will help you take better care of nature and get involved in the situation. If birds cause a shortage of lettuce, floating row covers are a short-term solution to your growing problems. Once the seedlings have matured you can remove them to the extent that you can keep them to yourself.

3. Leggy spinach

The elongated lettuce leaves are usually weak and brittle, although there is no significant difference in taste. However, if you want to eat thick, strong leaves, you need to take firm action from the beginning.

Lettuce started on the inside will become more leg-shaped than directly planted on the outside. If there is low light, the seedlings should be stretched for heat and sunlight.

4. Yellow spinach

Lettuce is usually green and evergreen, giving the right growing conditions and variety. Still, when it starts to turn yellow, you know there is a problem. Behind that, is a solution.

You need to act quickly when you detect mosaic virus and Fusarium wilt, both of which can cause yellowing of the leaves. Indoor plants can also be affected by root rot, so it is good to know what is going on and how to treat it.

If your yellow lettuce leaves are too far away, all you can do is remove the remaining (diseased) plants and prevent the damage from spreading. Do not compost them, do not burn them or throw them in the trash.

Another bad situation is that you have to use an organic fungicide to get rid of the problem.