{"id":18656,"date":"2020-09-04T10:07:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T10:07:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:07:02","slug":"grow-leaf-lettuce-in-vegetable-garden-and-add-it-in-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/grow-leaf-lettuce-in-vegetable-garden-and-add-it-in-diet","title":{"rendered":"Grow Leaf Lettuce In Your Vegetable Garden &amp; Add It In Your Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"sweet\">What Is Lettuce?<\/h2>\n<p>Lettuce is mostly grown as a leaf vegetable. It is an annual plant of the daisy family, Asteraceae. Leaf Lettuce has nothing but leaves in it, and it is mostly used as salad and vegetables in Indian households. <\/p>\n<div style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/Plant+Dec+2019-+Dec+2020\/grow-leaf-lettuce-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Grow Leaf Lettuce In Vegetable Garden\" title=\"Grow Leaf Lettuce In Vegetable Garden\" style=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sweet\">How To Grow Leaf Lettuce?<\/h2>\n<p>Growing lettuce is not a hard task and doesn&#8217;t even require high gardening skills. <\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Lettuce thrives when temperatures are between 60 to 70 degrees F.<br \/>\n\u25cf You can plant green leaf lettuce as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring.<br \/>\n\u25cf You should plant lettuce at a place where it can get full sunlight.<br \/>\n\u25cf In extra warm days, provide some shade to the plant.<br \/>\n\u25cf Sow lettuce seeds \u00bc to \u00bd inch deep in the loose and cool soil with good drainage.<br \/>\n\u25cf Keep a 4 to 8 inches gap between the lettuce seedlings.<br \/>\n\u25cf And the rows should be 12 to 18 inches apart from each other.<br \/>\n\u25cf For better growth, keep the ph level to at least 6.0<br \/>\n\u25cf You can use lime to keep the ph level as required.<br \/>\n\u25cf Always keep the soil moist.<br \/>\n\u25cf Avoid overwatering lettuce as it can cause stunted growth and root rot.<br \/>\n\u25cf Leaf Lettuce requires light watering on a frequent basis and with consistency.<br \/>\n\u25cf Try horticulture soap, neem oil, insecticides, traps, handpicking, and organic bait to keep your lettuce safe from the pests.<\/p>\n<div id=\"blog-all-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/Plant+Dec+2019-+Dec+2020\/how-to-grow-leaf-lettuce.gif\" alt=\"Grow Leaf Lettuce\" title=\"Grow Leaf Lettuce\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sweet\">Different Types of Lettuce<\/h2>\n<p>\u25cf Arugula<br \/>\n\u25cf Batavia Lettuce<br \/>\n\u25cf Belgian Endive<br \/>\n\u25cf Butter Lettuce<br \/>\n\u25cf Chrysanthemum Greens<br \/>\n\u25cf Dandelion Greens<br \/>\n\u25cf Curly Endive<br \/>\n\u25cf Little Gems Lettuce<br \/>\n\u25cf Lambs&#8217; Lettuce<br \/>\n\u25cf Mesclun<br \/>\n\u25cf Mizuna<br \/>\n\u25cf Oak Leaf Lettuce<br \/>\n\u25cf Purslane<br \/>\n\u25cf Romaine<br \/>\n\u25cf Speckled Radicchio<br \/>\n\u25cf Watercress<\/p>\n<div id=\"blog-all-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/Plant+Dec+2019-+Dec+2020\/types-of-lettuce.jpg\" alt=\"Types of Lettuce\" title=\"Types of Lettuce\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sweet\">Health Benefits Of Adding Lettuce In Your Diet<\/h2>\n<p>\u25cf Lettuces contain no cholesterol and no fat unless you make a lettuce vegetable.<br \/>\n\u25cf Lettuce is low in calories; around 15 calories in a 100-gram serving<br \/>\n\u25cf Iceberg lettuce, one of the green leaf lettuce, is 96% water by weight.<br \/>\n\u25cf Lactucaxanthin, an anti-diabetic carotenoid, helps in regulating blood sugar.<br \/>\n\u25cf It is a great immunity booster as it contains Vitamin A and Vitamin C.<br \/>\n\u25cf Adding leaf lettuce to your diet can also help in weight loss.<\/p>\n<div id=\"blog-all-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/Plant+Dec+2019-+Dec+2020\/health-benefits-of-eating-lettuce.gif\" alt=\"Health Benefits Of Adding Lettuce In Diet\" title=\"Health Benefits Of Adding Lettuce In Diet\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>One more information about lettuce: Wild Lettuce is one of the many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floweraura.com\/plants\/medicinal\">medicinal plants<\/a> known for its pain-relieving properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Lettuce? 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