50 Chinese Lettuce Stem Asparagus Celttuce and 50 similar items

- 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 OE inch deep in wide rows. Sow bolt-resistant lettuce oe 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.