How do you cut lettuce so that it grows back?

To have beautiful vegetable plants like lettuces, it's essential to respect certain rules and, if possible, the environment that goes with them thanks to permaculture! Nothing could be simpler, so that they can give you their secret of beauty, all you have to do is take care of them and let them express the many talents they have to show us such as their ease of growing back once harvested...

The importance of cutting lettuce properly from your garden after harvesting to make it grow back

Like basil, leek and even fennel, our vegetable star, lettuce, can also grow back once you've harvested it from your garden...But beware of the result, because if you want your lettuce to grow back properly, you'll have to make sure you act with ironclad rigour! After all, usually undemanding, this little lady can quickly prove to be temperamental if you don't adopt the right measures from the outset.

Before you start thinking about regrowing your lettuce, you'll need a good pair of secateurs. Its regrowth will depend on that first gesture when you decide to cut it to harvest it. So, gardening friends, don't rush to harvest! Remember that cutting is very important. Don't put the cart before the horse, or rather, don't put your lettuce cutting in the basket before you've cut it!

How to grow lettuce back in your vegetable garden

It is entirely possible to brighten up the lettuces in your vegetable garden again from the trunk of those that will have remained in the ground. The advantage is that from an economic point of view, you won't need to invest in buying seeds again, but above all it will save you time and energy in terms of sowing. One of the ideal candidates for regrowth is our good old lettuce!

Soft, satiny and airy, our beloved lettuce isn't here to tell us salads.... Many of you bet on it every year, and not without reason, because as well as its many health benefits, it's still fairly easy to grow in permaculture. Provided, of course, that you know how. To find out the ideal time to match your lettuces, you can consult our June calendar, which will give you the best start to your outdoor sowing, planting and harvesting of lettuce.

To count on optimal regrowth, when it comes to harvesting it, make sure you cut its leaves properly. You should deliberately leave between 2 and 3 centimetres of height from its core, at the risk of it dying. And that's something every good gardener would be hard pressed to forgive! Lactuca sativa, as it is known scientifically, is a vegetable herb that likes to be pampered. So remember to gently and generously water the stalk after harvesting. You won't have to wait long before you can see new young leaves sprouting. And don't forget that lettuce is a plant that particularly likes moist, cool, well-drained soil. Gardening with the moon will also help you to encourage your lettuces to regrow.

Salad in permaculture...

We all love eating lettuce from our garden at any time of year! A source of minerals, lettuce is rich in calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. It is also high in antioxidants and contains numerous vitamins such as vitamin B9, vitamin B3 and vitamin C. It even has a reputation for being able to prevent certain cancers. To be able to eat this delicious vegetable plant and enjoy all its virtues without chemicals and pesticides, what more could you ask for...

Preferring to permaculture is a gesture for the planet that concerns any gardener who wants to combine vegetable gardening and ecology. Because, just like you, some pests in your garden love your succulent salad greens, it's important to protect your plants. But not at any price! There's no need to rush out with pesticides and other by-products that are toxic to the ecosystem.

There are plenty of natural, less drastic solutions that will keep invaders away from your beautiful lettuces without attacking nature. Eggshells placed around your lettuces will be ideal for repelling all the gastropods in your vegetable garden, while fern purin and a few slices of potato buried in the ground will chase away the wireworms, more commonly known as taupins, that have taken up residence in your garden.