Content
- Pour salad - what can go wrong?
- What problems can arise?
- What should be emphasized from the outset?
- Beware of burns and decay
- The thirst never disappears
- Tips & Tricks
Pour salad - what can go wrong?
You may be wondering what to do wrong when watering salad. The answer is: a lot! Whether in the amount or the way of the pouring - who wants to harvest successfully salad, should give the pouring high priority.
What problems can arise?
Salad is a flat root that forms a dense branch in the upper part of the soil. Most of the roots are just up to 20 cm deep into the soil. For this reason, the salad relies on a regular supply of water from above.
If, for example, there is dryness in summer and casting is forgotten, the salad starts to shoot. He develops a long stem on which blossoms develop in no time. If this is the case, the individual lettuce leaves are hard and bitter in taste. In addition, the nitrate content in the lettuce leaves increases sharply, which can also be dangerous for dogs.
What should be emphasized from the outset?
Already when planting the salad should be placed value on a suitable soil. The salad needs a well-drained soil that prevents excessive moisture from accumulating. Furthermore, the soil should be slightly loamy so that water remains stored.
Beware of burns and decay
All types of lettuce do not like their leaves moistened with water and the risk of burns from sunlight increases. Basically salad should not be poured from the top with a watering can in the mature stage. Especially lettuce heads should be poured in the root area. The water can thus penetrate immediately to the roots and the leaves do not rot by the wet.
The thirst never disappears
Salad is the thirsty vegetable. Regardless of when he was planted and when his season is, he must be watered regularly. The following instructions must be observed when casting:
Tips & Tricks
You are welcome to add nettle tea to the water. It naturally and gently fertilizes the soil for the salad.