50 Chinese Lettuce Stem Asparagus Celttuce Celery Luttuce Woju Wosum Vegetable Seeds

• You will get 50 Seeds of Chinese Lettuce Stem Asparagus Celttuce Celery Luttuce Woju Wosum Vegetable Seeds.
• Lettuce also called stem lettuce,celery lettuce, asparagus lettuce or Chinese lettuce, is a cultivar of lettuce grown primarily for its thick stem or its leaves.Originated in Southern China.The name celtuce is a combination of “celery” and “lettuce.” The flavor of celtuce is similar to celery or cucumber or zucchini or artichoke or a combination of the four.
• The stem of celtuce can be pared to remove its bitter skin leaving the soft translucent green core that can be finely sliced and eaten raw in a salad. Celtuce can also be sliced or shredded and stir-fried with other vegetables, pork, chicken, or prawns.
• The stem of celtuce can grow about 10 to 12 inches (25-30 cm) long.The young leaves of celtuce can be eaten raw in salads, but the leaves become tough, bitter, and inedible as they mature.
• Sowing.
• High temperature can inhabit germination, so the seeds should be soaked in refrigerator for two days.
• Seeds germinate at 59-77 degree F.
• Planting.
• Sow lettuce seeds ¼ inch deep in wide rows. Sow bolt-resistant lettuce ½ inch deep.
• To prevent soil crusting, sprinkle finely sifted compost or an organic potting soil over seeds.
• Thin leaf lettuce seedlings to stand 6 to 8 inches apart and head lettuce to 12 inches apart.
• Space rows 18 inches apart.
• Lettuce must be thinned; lettuce that is too crowded will bolt.
• Transplant rooted thinning to another row or spot; transplanted lettuce will be set back a couple of weeks but it will come to harvest.
• Harvesting.
• Lettuce will be ready for harvest 65 to 80 days after sowing depending on the variety.