Lactuca arundinacea has strong adaptability to soil and can be planted in most plots, but it is suitable to choose plots with good drainage, fertile soil and convenient irrigation.
Bitter flax likes damp environment and is not tolerant to strong light.When the sun is soft, it can receive light for a long time, when the light is strong, it is not conducive to the growth of bitter vegetable, and it needs shading.
Bitter hemp vegetable is not tolerant to cold and high temperature, too low temperature can easily lead to plant freezing to death, too high temperature will affect growth.During cultivation, the temperature should be adjusted to 18-25
Lactuca sativa L. has a high requirement for fertilizer, and sufficient base fertilizer should be applied in the early stage of cultivation to ensure nutrients.In the later stage, topdressing is needed, mainly nitrogen fertilizer.
1. Sowing: direct seeding or seedling transplanting can be selected for sowing. Direct seeding can be adopted in general production. Hole seeding, drill seeding or dibble seeding can be adopted in direct seeding. Due to poor soil resistance of seeds, the sowing depth should not be too deep.
2. Diseases and insect pests: There is a kind of white latex in the plant of bitter hemp vegetable, which is a bitter element, so its diseases and insect pests are very few.Generally, there are only some pests between summer and autumn, at this time, only spraying general insecticides can control them.