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Lettuce planting methods and maintenance
1, land preparation. Before planting lettuce should be first ground treatment, to ensure that the plot of land is soft and have a certain degree of fertility before. The first to turn the ground once, and then also apply the rotted farmyard manure, to improve the fertility of the plot. The treated plots should also be watered thoroughly. If you are planting in pots, you need to prepare fertile soil that is permeable to air and water, and pots of the right size.

2, sowing seeds into the soil. Lettuce seeds do not need special treatment before planting, direct sowing. Sowing method is very simple, directly to its seeds evenly sprinkled on the soil surface, and then covered with a thin layer of soil, gently compacted by hand on the line. The seeds need water to germinate, so after planting, spray the soil with water from a spray bottle to make it slightly wet. Be careful, do not water heavily, otherwise it is easy to wash out the seeds.

3, late maintenance. Lettuce seeds like light, after sowing the seeds need to let it sunshine. Potted plants moved to a place with good lighting, more light. Found that the soil whitening time but also timely watering, each watering watering on it. If it is managed properly, it will soon germinate.

4, between seedlings transplanted. Lettuce seedlings grow 3 true leaves after it can give it between seedlings, will be too weak seedlings pulled out, to give it to retain enough growing space. After interplanting lettuce seedlings, the best spacing between plants is about 5 centimeters. The uprooted seedlings can be eaten directly, or transplanted and replanted.