Want to know the secret to growing a show-stopping Oxalis Triangularis? Those gorgeous, clover-shaped leaves deserve to be big, bold, and bursting with life. Don’t worry; we’ll give you some easy tips and tricks!
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Harvesting lettuce is not always like snipping off the entire plant the moment you see the leaves plump and full. To make sure you let the plant stay to provide you more leaves, there’s an art to cutting its leaves and this is where we come to help you!
The best part about growing lettuce is that this plant can do well for almost entire year-round, as it is an annual crop.
Before we dive into the the right method of it, let’s understand the type of lettuces as the method runs a little different for both of them.
First, we’ll talk about head lettuce, which, as the name suggests, has a tight and compact head. Iceberg and butterhead lettuce are two of the most prominent examples of these.
Harvesting this one is simple—take off the entire head when the plant gets mature. You just need to keep one thing in mind—leave the base along with its roots in the ground, and snip only the head off.
What this will do? Well, it will make the base grow heads again, one or two times more!
As the name implies, leaf lettuces do not form compact heads, and have loose leaves that you can harvest individually. Green and red leaf are some popular leaf lettuce varieties.
Simply harvest the leaves when they are young (mature and large ones taste bitter) and tender from the base of the plant (Around 1 inch above), when you need them. This way, the plant will keep on growing more leaves!
Just keep the plant safe from excessive heat and keep on harvesting the tender leaves to save it from bolting/seeding. Even if you see the signs of bolting, cut away the centre section, which will buy you more time (more leaves!).
Always snip away the external leaves, leaving the internal ones intact as they will help the plant to regenerate and grow further. You can
Want to know the secret to growing a show-stopping Oxalis Triangularis? Those gorgeous, clover-shaped leaves deserve to be big, bold, and bursting with life. Don’t worry; we’ll give you some easy tips and tricks!
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