LETTUCE DESI (50 Seeds)

🥬🌿 Lettuce Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Lettuce
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Lactuca sativa
🔹 Type ➜ Leafy vegetable 🌱
🔹 Use ➜ Salad, burger, sandwich, healthy diet 🥗
✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Hydroponics
➜ Terrace gardening

🌟 Why Lettuce?
✔️ Fast growing leafy crop ⚡
✔️ High demand in cafes & restaurants 🍔
✔️ Easy rooftop crop 👍
✔️ Multiple harvest possible ✂️
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Salad farming
➜ Kitchen gardens
➜ Urban farming
🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Winter crop ➜ October – February ❄️
📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • October – January
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 10–22°C
❌ Hot weather causes bolting
🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Fertile well-drained loamy soil
➜ pH ➜ 6–7
✔️ Rich organic matter needed 🌿
🌰 Seed Selection
Popular types:
➜ Leaf lettuce 🥬
➜ Romaine lettuce
➜ Iceberg lettuce
➜ Red lettuce varieties
✔️ Recommended: ➜ Organic lettuce seeds
➜ Non-GMO seeds
➜ Open pollinated varieties
🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing or nursery transplanting
Seed depth: ➜ 0.5 cm
✔️ Germination: ➜ 4–8 days
🌿 Spacing
Leaf lettuce:
➜ Row ➜ 25 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 20 cm
Head lettuce:
➜ Row ➜ 30–40 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 25–30 cm
✔️ Proper spacing improves leaf size 🥬
🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ FYM ➜ 5–6 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Seaweed spray
✔️ Improves: ➜ Leaf growth 🌿
➜ Crisp texture
💧 Irrigation
➜ Light & regular watering
Schedule: ➜ Every 2–4 days
✔️ Keep soil moist
❌ Avoid dry stress
☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ 4–6 hours sunlight
✔️ Partial winter sun works well
🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common issues:
➜ Aphids
➜ Slugs 🐌
➜ Leaf spot
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Ash around plants
➜ Proper airflow
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic leafy farming
✂️ Harvesting
Baby leaves:
➜ Ready in ➜ 25–30 days
Full heads:
➜ Ready in ➜ 45–70 days
✔️ Harvest early morning for freshness 🥬
⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 1.5–2.5 months
✔️ Fast income crop 💰
📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 80–120 quintal/acre
✔️ Premium market crop 🥗
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Healthy low-calorie food 💪
✔️ Rich in vitamins
✔️ Excellent for urban farming
✔️ Best for: ➜ Salad business
➜ Hydroponic farming
🪴 Growing Lettuce on Roof
✔️ Excellent rooftop crop 👍
Container:
➜ Grow bag / tray ➜ 6–8 inch depth
Soil mix:
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand
Watering 💧
➜ Daily light watering
Sunlight ☀️
➜ Mild sunlight preferred
✔️ Perfect for: ➜ Balcony gardening
➜ Fresh salad production 🥗