À propos Jericho romaine lettuce
Jericho romaine lettuce is a classic romaine lettuce with crisp, fleshy green leaves. Easy to grow.
Growing tips for Jericho romaine lettuce
Cos lettuce, Romaine lettuce
Romaine lettuce appeals with its fleshy texture, distinctive flavor, and superior nutritional value. It forms an elongated, tapered head; its leaves have a pale, thick, fleshy rib running down the center. The leaves at the heart of the head are yellow and tender. Most cultivars are green, but some are tinged with red. It is relatively heat-resistant. It takes 45 to 60 days to mature after transplanting and 50 to 65 days after direct sowing.
Yves Gagnon
Growing conditions for lettuce
All lettuces produce well in cool spring and fall conditions. Because they tolerate frost well when young, they can be transplanted early in the season. For a summer harvest, choose ice, romaine, or oak leaf lettuce, which are better suited to heat. Lettuce requires high levels of organic matter and consistent moisture. The soil should be loose and deep. Amend the soil with mature compost at a rate of 500 kg to 1 t/100 m2. The recommended pH for growing lettuce is between 6 and 7.
Lettuce Crop Rotation
Lettuce is grown in the second year of rotation after a crop that has received a generous supply of young compost.
Companion planting of lettuce
Lettuce works well with brassicas. It can be grown in companion planting with winter cabbages, for example, transplanting the lettuce in early May and the cabbage plants in early June. This way, the two crops will overlap for a while. Once the lettuce is harvested, the cabbages will have plenty of room to complete their growth. The same technique can be used with broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. Lettuce can also be grown with all other leafy vegetables. Early in the season, it can be grown between rows of asparagus.
— These valuable tips were written by Yves Gagnon, in the book The ecological cultivation of vegetable plants , Colloidal Editions.
