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The Lollo Bionda variety of lettuce is an attractive, cut-and-come-again type which has loose frilly leaves and looks lovely in the gardens with its round head. If you only pick the outermost leaves of the plant, the lettuce will keep producing leaves for three to four months. The pale green lettuce leaves have a refreshing taste and can add smash of colour, texture and flavours to salad mixes. Lettuce lollo bionda is also a very popular variety for growing in home gardens and restaurant kitchen gardens since it holds well in extreme temperatures. Since the mild taste of lettuce leaves is best showcased when fresh, they must be used raw in different dishes. They can add a volume of greens to salads or can be paired well with sandwiches. Lettuce lollo bionda also contains iron, antioxidants, fibre, vitamin A, and C. Best companion plants to grow with lettuce lollo bionda are carrots, garlic, onions, and radishes.
Growing guide for Lettuce Lollo Bionda Seeds
Planting instructions
Sow the seeds at a depth of ½ inches in the soil that is ploughed and prepared with natural compost. In optimum soil temperature, the seeds will germinate in 7-10 days. Keep the soil moist and warm during germination. In case you are planting the seeds in a pot, 2-3 seeds per pot should be enough. Later you can thin the plants to one seed per pot. Mulching can help retain the moisture in the soil and promote rapid growth of the lettuce lollo bionda since the shallow root system of lettuce does not absorb moisture and soil nutrients very well.
Growing Requirements
pests
Pests like aphids, cutworms, and slugs can affect the salad bowl lettuce leaves and hide under them. Aphids, specifically, can be taken care of by companion planting onions and chives with lettuce or can simply be hosed off the leaves. Alternatively, organic neem spray can help you deter these pests. Further downy mildew and mould diseases can affect the plant which can be managed by watering at the root level and keeping an optimum level of soil moisture.
soil
Lettuce lollo bionda needs fertile soil for rapid growth. Adding natural compost or organic manure before sowing will increase the success rate with lettuce by a great deal. The soil pH must range between 6 to 7.
spot
Lettuce grows best in partial sun and may start to bolt in very high temperature. Hence lettuce lollo bionda must be protected from direct sun.
temperature
The ideal germination temperature for germination is 15-21 ℃ (60-70 ℉).
watering
Due to its shallow root system, lettuce lollo bionda is not very efficient in absorbing moisture and nutrients from the soil. In case you can not manage frequent watering, optimum moisture can also be maintained by mulching.
how to harvest
Lettuce lollo bionda has a long harvest period. Once the outer leaves become 5-6 inches long, you can start harvesting them as per your need. The leaves will stay fresh in the crisper for 4-5 days. The harvesting period is over once the lettuce starts to develop stems and the leaves will become bitter.
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