Lettuce label
Common name: Lettuce
Botanical name: Lactuca sativa
Family: Asteraceae (daisy family)
Aspect & soil: Sunny position; rich, well-drained soil
Best climate: All
Habit: Annual
Propagation: Seed, seedling
Difficulty: Easy
It’s a must-have for many salads and a favourite green for sandwiches. But these days the world of lettuce extends far beyond just cos and iceberg. Lettuce can be grown as an annual crop, year round, all around Australia. And with sensible succession planting you need never buy another bag of slimy mixed leaves or a limp head of cos from the supermarket.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July - August 2020 من Good Organic Gardening.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July - August 2020 من Good Organic Gardening.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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