In cold season the human body lacks vitamins and minerals. However they can be filled by means of the greens which are grown up by own hands in house conditions. Lettuce leaves differ in the high content of vitamin C, sulfur, carotene, iodine and salts of potassium which are so necessary for maintenance of immunity. Grow up salad on the windowsill.
It is required to you
- - boxes;
- - salad seeds;
- - potassium permanganate;
- - humus;
- - cespitose earth;
- - sand.
Instruction
1. That to grow up salad in house conditions, is recommended to use boxes of square shape. As this plant has small root system and rich sheet weight, salad needs the increased amount of moisture, in too narrow boxes the soil quickly dries up. The most optimum size of capacity – 60х60 centimeters, with height of box of 10-12 centimeters.
2. The most suitable structure of the soil for landing of salad has to consist of two parts of humus, two parts of the cespitose earth and one part of sand. It is possible to buy earth mix in flower shop. Stamp the paved way in box and water with warm water with small amount of permanganate of potassium (that light pink solution has turned out). Make in the earth of groove of one centimeter in depth, the distance between them has to be about twelve centimeters, and seed seeds (not densely). After crops water the soil with warm water (about thirty degrees) again.
3. Remove box to the dark place before emergence of shoots, do not forget to spray daily the soil from spray with warm water. When sprouts arise, put box on the constant light place – on windowsill.
4. It is possible to look after salad, it is not necessary to do any fertilizing. The main thing is to water often, about an every one-two days (but in the absence of direct exposure to sunshine during watering, differently leaves will get burn). Water greens by overhead irrigation from watering can, wash out leaves that they were beautiful and fresh.
5. As salad pretty fast grows, and the first harvest can be reaped in three weeks after crops. In ten days after the first crops it is possible to sow seeds in the second box, and so throughout all cold season. Using this conveyor method, you will have all the year round on the table the fresh greens filled with vitamins and minerals without chemistry and additives.