"Lettuce" is highly nutritious. If you grow a pot of it on the balcony, you don’t have to go out to buy vegetables anymore!

Speaking of vegetables, there are really many varieties. Huahua usually eats a little bit of all kinds of vegetables and is basically not picky. If you think about it, we cannot live without vegetables in our daily life. Whether we are cooking at home or eating out, vegetables are part of our food.

I wonder if you like to eat lettuce? When eating hot pot, it is really good to order some vegetables after ordering meat. Lettuce is one of the representative vegetables. Today Huahua will tell you how to grow lettuce on the balcony.

Autumn and winter are the most suitable seasons for growing lettuce on the balcony. What are you waiting for? Start planting it with Huahua!

Find a potting container that is similar to yours. A square shape is best for growing vegetables. Poke a few holes in the bottom to ensure that the lettuce can breathe smoothly in the future. You can place a few stones at the bottom of the container or box to ensure the soil is breathable.

Put the soil in place. If conditions permit, you can put some base fertilizer in the soil to allow the lettuce to grow better. Water the soil thoroughly, then sprinkle the seeds over the soil and lightly cover with soil. Before planting, you must observe whether the surrounding environment can allow the seeds to germinate. If not, you need to germinate them. Germination is very simple. Soak the seeds for six hours, dry them, wrap them in a wet cloth and place them in a cool place. When a large area of ​​white seeds appear, you can sow them.

The daily management of lettuce is actually very simple. It does not require much water. It only needs to be watered once a week. Keep the soil slightly moist to provide a moist environment for the lettuce. When the lettuce plants grow to about 15 cm, you can apply topdressing to them. Do not use concentrated fertilizer or raw fertilizer to prevent the lettuce from being burned.

You should also pay attention to giving the lettuce appropriate light. The light in autumn and winter is generally not too strong, so it is good to expose it to more sunlight.

Impatient friends will ask, at what stage can the lettuce be picked? Don’t be impatient. Generally speaking, the lettuce can be picked and eaten when it grows to about 30 cm.

Have you all learned how to grow lettuce on the balcony? It’s very simple. Just plant a pot of lettuce. When the weather gets cold and you’re too lazy to buy vegetables, you can go to the balcony and pick a handful of lettuce. Friends who like to eat vegetables should not miss it, hurry up and buy it!