Common parsnip, or Field parsnip, or Sowing parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) in the wild is widely distributed in regions with a temperate climate (central Russia, the North Caucasus, Crimea, the Urals, Altai, etc.), but so far rarely found in garden plots. True, today the popularity of parsnips is growing quite actively. In animal husbandry and beekeeping, it is used as a fodder plant and honey plant, and in cooking - as a tasty and healthy vegetable.
The universal favorite among the decorative and deciduous perennials of the host conquers not only the beauty of the leaves. It is durable and relatively undemanding, in right place grows for many years, but it can hardly be called fast-growing. The hosta propagates easily, although you will have to be patient to get spectacular, highly decorative bushes. To independently increase the host collection, first of all, you need to remember the features of this culture.
Dill spreads well by self-sowing, so many summer residents do not consider it necessary to sow this crop every year on the site. But at the same time, everyone understands that dill and dill are different. And the greens of carefully grown dill in the garden in their own way palatability and flavor tends to be superior to dill, which grows on its own. In this article, we will tell you how to have green dill in the beds in sufficient quantities from early spring to late autumn.
Stir fry with beef, soy noodles, vegetables and Iceberg lettuce - a recipe for a quick dinner or lunch for busy person. It takes no more than 15 minutes to prepare it, and you can feed it to a couple of hungry mouths, which cannot bear to wait for a sophisticated dinner. Stir fry is a way of quickly frying vegetables and meat, which came to us from the east. Do not be upset if the wok is not among yours kitchen utensils. Regular frying pan with a thick bottom non-stick coating will fit too.
Among plants that can boast of variegated foliage, alpinia claims to be not only the rarest, but also the most original culture. It simultaneously reminds of bamboos and arrowroot calatheas, and sometimes even vriesias. True, it looks like the latter only with its inflorescences. Luxurious leaves, most often covered with variegated contrasting stripes, look so modern that the beauty of their flawless patterns and brilliance is impossible not to admire.
Vegetarian cabbage rolls from savoy cabbage with mushrooms - steamed cabbage rolls for diet, vegetarian and lean menus. Cabbage rolls are unusually tasty, very appetizing, and, if applicable to food, beautiful, unlike their counterparts from white cabbage, stewed in a brazier or fried in a pan. Savoy cabbage is tastier than white cabbage, the head is loose, it is easier to disassemble into individual leaves. The color of the leaves is from pale green to emerald green.
IN winter time every summer resident is looking forward to spring and is happy to open the season with the first crops of flower and vegetable crops for seedlings. But, unfortunately, the place on the windowsill is limited, and it is not always possible to place the required number of seedlings in cups in the apartment. In addition, some of the crops may simply not sprout, something will die ... And for us, summer residents, no matter how much you plant, it’s not enough! Therefore, at least some seedlings, but almost every gardener buys.
Growing annuals in the garden has at least two advantages over growing perennials. First, most of the popular annual plants bloom profusely throughout the growing season. Secondly, many letniki are freely sown and appear in the garden year after year with minimal participation from the grower. Which letniki can be planted only once, and then, following simple tricks, meet them in the garden every season?
You can cook jelly and meat salad with onions from pork knuckle. The knuckle, especially the back knuckle, is a very tasty and affordable part of the pork carcass, which you can feed a small company. From a 2-kilogram shank you get a bowl of meat salad and a large plate of jellied meat. There will still be meat broth, on which I advise you to cook cabbage soup or borscht. For this dish, we take the back knuckle weighing from 1.7 to 2 kilograms, I advise you to beg the meatiest one from the butcher.
Eggplants require sunny but short days, medium-warm temperatures without sweltering heat, sufficient moisture, but without flooding the root system. Provide such conditions in open ground most regions of Russia is quite difficult. Therefore, earlier eggplants were grown only in protected ground conditions. With the development of breeding, it became possible to grow eggplants in open ground not only in the southern regions, but also in middle lane.
Among predator plants, sundew rightly claims to be the brightest and most expressive beauty. This plant attracts, first of all, with unusual textures and a play of colors. But the nutritional mechanism of this marsh and quite hardy miracle is so exotic that it is very easy to forget about sundews as plants, primarily ornamental ones. Sundews are quite demanding on humidity, but they are not so difficult to grow in ordinary living quarters.
A chocolate cake with custard made from simple and affordable ingredients turns out to be so tasty that rarely anyone is limited to one piece. Biscuit cakes are moist, it seems that they are made of real dark chocolate, although the recipe contains only cocoa powder. Creamy custard is delicate and light, goes well with chocolate biscuit. All this splendor of tastes complements coconut flakes, the ingredient is simple, but in this recipe, like a cherry on a cake, it comes in handy.
Although calendar spring begins in March, it is very difficult to call this month spring. But May is already a real long-awaited spring, filled with aromas and multicolors of awakened nature. Fresh young leaves on trees and shrubs attract the eye yearning for greenery during the long months of winter. In May, the parade of primroses continues in the garden, delighting with colorful foliage and flowering ornamental shrubs, perennials, conifers are updated.
In the middle lane, the formation of grapes suggests the possibility of shelter for the winter period, which means that the guideline should be to maintain the head of the bush at soil level. Further north to big harvest you can’t count, but for such areas there are their own pruning principles. The article considers a sleeve-fan scheme for the formation of a grape bush, often used in the middle lane, and a cordon one that has shown itself well in regions with a more severe climate.
Beef with eggplant with vegetable sauce in the oven is a simple, very tasty and not very high-calorie dish, which is quite important in our time. Sauce only from vegetables, no flour, sugar, milk or cream. Meat without fat, and, nevertheless, it turns out juicy and tender. Can be replaced with chicken fillet or veal. Eggplants do not need to be fried first, just a little salt to make them soft. TO ready meal I advise you to prepare a light yogurt sauce.
How to grow chicory lettuce? What varieties of chicory lettuce are grown?
Varieties of salad chicory and their description
❖ Cone- medium-early variety in terms of forcing. The period from germination to technical maturity—- 98-115 days. The forcing period (from planting root crops to the mass ripeness of heads of cabbage) is 17-30 days. The head of cabbage is medium, 4-5 cm in diameter, 14-16 cm high, elliptical in shape, weighing 90-100 g. The flesh of the head is white, juicy. The yield of root crops is 2-4 kg / m2, cabbages during distillation - 10-15 kg / m2.
❖ Rocket- mid-late. The period from germination to technical ripeness of root crops is 130-155 days. The root crop is elongated-conical, 20 cm long and 4 cm in diameter in the upper part. The mass of the root crop is up to -250 g. The forcing period (from planting root crops to the economic suitability of heads of cabbage) is 30 days. The head of cabbage is elongated-ovoid, dense, 12 cm high, 5 cm in diameter. Covering leaves are white with a yellowish tint, the flesh of the head is white. The mass of a sprout is 90 g, the yield of sprouts during distillation is up to 15 kg/m2.
How to grow chicory planting material
A ridge is allocated for growing root crops. The best predecessors: cabbage and potatoes. In autumn, potash and phosphorus fertilizers are applied (50 g / m 2 of superphosphate and potassium sulfate). In the spring, ammonium nitrate (20-30 g / m 2) and potassium sulfate (30-40 g / m 2) are added for digging.
Sow the seeds chicory salad when persistently warm weather sets in. Sowing scheme - as for carrots. Care of crops consists in loosening, watering (with a lack of moisture in the spring). During the period of formation of root crops, top dressing is given with complex fertilizer "Kemira Universal" (30 g per 10 l).
Root crops are harvested at the end of September in dry weather. The selected root crops are cut off, keeping the growth cone (the height of the petioles of the leaves is 3-4 cm). A standard root crop should be 3-5 cm in diameter, 20-25 cm long, its average weight is 150-160 g. Root crops are stored in boxes in the basement.
How is chicory salad distilled?
The optimal time for forcing chicory salad is December-March. Any room with a temperature of 14-15 ° C is suitable for distillation. At home, you can expel it in containers with a nutrient solution. The distillation container is a plastic box 40-45 cm high. Coarse sand is poured into the bottom of the box to a height of 4-5 cm. At this height, there should be a hole to control the level of the solution.
Clean and sorted by length, root crops are placed vertically, close to each other. Nutrient solution is prepared from soluble complex fertilizer"Kemira Universal" (10 g per 10 l). The sand should be kept wet, but excess mortar may drip from the level control port. The temperature under the box should be 18-20 °C, above the box 14-15 °C. The box is closed with an opaque material.
The first sprouts can be harvested after 20-25 days. Root crops can be reused.
Endive belongs to the daisy family and is a close relative of the dandelion. The plant is popularly known as lettuce chicory. Endive is a plant with a light green head and green leaves. The characteristic curliness of the leaves makes the endive look like a regular lettuce. In general, at first glance, it may seem that endive is a curly salad, although in fact it is a salad vegetable.
The taste of endive is bitter, so it is not as popular in comparison with other varieties of lettuce. For sale, it comes in dense heads of cabbage, which consist of smooth, uncut leaves. Heads of cabbage, painted in cream color with green patches, can reach a length of about 12 cm (see photo).
Asia Minor is considered the birthplace of endive, and today the plant is popular in America and Europe.
How to choose and store?
It is important to be able to choose the right endive so that it is as healthy and tasty as possible. Give preference to options with bright, juicy, crispy leaves. It is worth refusing to buy if there are lethargic, yellow, colorless or too hard leaves on the head. You should not buy endive if there is mucus, cracks and other damage on the head. If there are dents on the head, the salad is stale and you should also refuse to buy.
Hard, discolored or yellow leaves do not contain useful substances V required quantity. When choosing endive root, it is better to give preference to smooth white heads.
Eco-friendly endive is enough to rinse running water to remove dirt and sand. If you are not sure if the plant is safe, wash the leaves with a solution apple cider vinegar, salt and water. A simple procedure will save you from pesticide poisoning.
Endive should be kept away from fruits and vegetables. Before storage, lettuce should be thoroughly washed and dried, and then wrapped in a damp cloth or placed in a vacuum container. Storage time up to 1 week.
Cultivation and birthplace of endive
Endive was discovered by a Belgian farmer back in 1830. The accidental discovery of a farmer and the attention of the chefs of the time to the new plant made the chicory salad famous all over the world.
The birthplace of this amazing product is considered to be Northern India and Asia Minor. Especially salad chicory began to grow, starting from the 18th century in Holland, in the Mediterranean countries, the Baltic states, in England and France.
The plant is grown in a sunny place, because in the shade the natural high content of nitrates increases significantly. Sowing is carried out in the period from mid-June to mid-July. This time is considered the most favorable for planting, because the sown ahead of schedule as a result of low temperatures, lettuce chicory will grow without forming heads. If you sow the endive later than the specified period, the heads of cabbage will not be large enough.
Before endive goes on sale, it must be carefully prepared. The leaves of the plant are bleached using a special technology, closing the pots of lettuce chicory with large plastic containers. Thanks to this technology, the plant loses its excessive bitterness and at the same time its leaves become very light.
Beneficial features
The benefits of endive are chemical composition product. Lettuce leads among many products in terms of vitamin A content, which is necessary for vision, and it also takes an active part in the production of collagen, which is important for the skin. Fresh from this plant helps to tone the muscular system of the eyes. The benefits of taking lettuce chicory are visible after a few weeks, and with regular use, you can achieve maximum restoration of vision.
Recent experiments have shown that endive contains a large number of inulin, which reduces blood sugar levels, which is especially important for diabetics and obese people. Thus, the benefit of a leafy vegetable lies in its sugar-lowering properties. It is worth noting that the root of lettuce chicory contains about 60 percent of inulin. In general, due to the sugar-lowering property the plant must be present in the menu of a person suffering from diabetes.
The plant also contains a large amount of B vitamins, which are especially important for the functioning of the nervous system, for muscle tissue and for many metabolic processes.
The composition of endive includes a large amount of dietary fiber, which helps to cope with hunger, as well as cleanse the intestines of decay products and get rid of constipation. Given the low calorie content, we can say that endive - great product for weight loss.
Endive contains intibin, a substance that has a positive effect on the activity of the digestive system, liver and gallbladder. The plant has a positive effect on the process of hematopoiesis and on the work of the cardiovascular system. A mixture of juices from endive, celery and parsley is an effective blood tonic that helps with anemia. Contains endive ascorbic acid, which increases the protective functions of the body. Due to the presence of potassium, the work of muscle tissue improves, incl. and heart muscle. There is magnesium in endive, which increases the amount of "good" cholesterol, reduces the risk of kidney stones.
Useful properties of lettuce chicory are also used for cosmetic purposes. For example, with regular use of plant juice, you can get rid of acne on the skin.
Endive for weight loss
Salad chicory promotes weight loss, as it removes excess fluid from the body. The benefits of endive for weight loss were noted by the famous French nutritionist Pierre Dukan. He recommends eating the plant as a main course in all but the first phase of the Dukan Diet (Attacks). Salad chicory will saturate the body with useful vitamins and minerals. The calorie content of the plant is only 17 kcal per 100 grams. Thus, it can be recommended to obese people. In addition, chicory salad contains close to 8% of the daily fiber requirement, which is necessary for the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
Use in cooking
In cooking, the root and leaves of lettuce chicory are used. European peoples have preserved traditional recipes for drinks from the root of the plant. Roasted endive root powder, reminiscent of coffee beans, has long been used to make a diet drink. In addition to the root crop, chicory leaves are widely used in cooking.
So, very juicy and healthy salads are obtained from the leaves of the vegetable. Torn bitter leaves are seasoned with a mixture of lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Light endive salads go well with grilled or foil-wrapped meats. A tasty and healthy combination would be to use the green leaves of the plant as a side dish for fish dishes.
One of the most useful ways The use of lettuce chicory in cooking is the preparation of vegetarian soups and casseroles from its leaves. For this purpose, slightly rough top leaves are perfect, they hold their shape better and boil less.
Keep in mind that the outer leaves are the most bitter, so use young leaves for cooking. Endive can be used for stewing and steaming. They are also used for baking, for this, pieces of fish or meat are placed in the leaves themselves. Endive is also suitable for making dressings and sauces.
cooking secrets
Like any food product, endive has its own cooking characteristics. If you are confident in the quality of the selected product, then it is enough to rinse it under running water to remove sand and other dirt. It should be borne in mind that some producers may use chemicals during the cultivation of endive. In this case, you need to take measures to remove them. To do this, dissolve in 100 ml of apple cider vinegar and 0.5 teaspoon of salt. Rinse the endive leaves thoroughly with the resulting solution.
There are several secrets that will be useful for all housewives!
- To remove the bitterness of the leaves, it is recommended to wash them in warm water within 20 min. Also, the bitter taste goes away during heat treatment.
- Leaves that are neither juicy nor crispy are recommended to be placed in ice water to refresh them.
Endive benefits and treatment
The benefits of lettuce chicory are due to its special composition. It has a powerful choleretic and diuretic effect. The plant helps to improve the liver and kidneys, remove the stagnation of bile. It is impossible not to mention the benefits of endive in the prevention of cancer. The anti-cancer effect is due high content vitamin A in this product.
Salads made from fresh leaves are especially recommended in spring, as the plant contains a lot of vitamin C. At the same time, the leaves contain manganese and potassium. Manganese is involved in the processes associated with the production of many enzymes, and potassium fights hypertension.
Salad chicory will help people whose lives are closely related to stress. Vitamin B group is a good prevention of neurological diseases, it has a positive effect on the state of the nervous system, restores peace of mind.
Endive juice is considered especially effective. It helps to forget about many problems associated with feeling unwell. Juice relieves skin rashes, anemia, helps with eye diseases, is effective in diseases of the gallbladder. The specific bitter taste of endive goes well with other vegetable juices, but it is quite difficult to drink it in its pure form. The juice of chicory, celery and carrots, for example, reduces the number of asthmatic attacks.
Endive harm and contraindications
The dangers of the plant, as a rule, are not mentioned anywhere. In moderation, this vegetable brings only benefits and does not cause side effects. In this regard, there are no direct contraindications to the use of endive, although individual intolerance to the product should never be ruled out. Individual reactions may manifest as an eating disorder or an allergy.
A high concentration of vitamin A does not mix well with tobacco or alcohol. In this regard, it is recommended to refrain from drinking strong liquor and smoking at least 6 hours before and after eating endive.
Salad chicory is a vegetable plant that is not common in Russia. However, in some European countries and North America salad chicory is gaining popularity and is even considered a delicacy. It occurs in both natural and cultural forms. Root crops of cultivated lettuce chicory, when distilled in the dark, form elongated creamy-white cabbages made of succulent leaves, unusually tasty and healthy.
From the name it is clear that this plant is a type of chicory. But what else do we know about him?
Description.
Salad chicory is a biennial plant of the Aster family, which forms succulent leaves and a root crop in the first year of growth (from which delicious cabbages are expelled in winter), in the second year (if the roots are not dug up) - flowers and seeds.
The most common varieties of lettuce chicory: Witloof, Mitado, Express.
Benefit.
Being a dietary product, salad chicory has a surprisingly rich set of vitamins (groups B, PP, C), mineral salts, and other biologically active substances. It is especially worth considering that the cultivation of this crop involves the use of healthy ends in the autumn-winter period, when we lack fresh healthy vegetables so much.
Use in food. 
Delicate, somewhat sweetish, with an admixture of spicy bitterness, lettuce chicory sprouts have a surprisingly pleasant taste. They are used for salads, for frying, stewing, preparing complex multi-component dishes, and even for salting. For queries like “chicory salad dishes”, search engines now give out a huge variety of delicious recipes.
Growing.
To obtain delicious heads of cabbage from seeds, lettuce chicory roots are grown in summer, and in autumn, winter or spring, with the help of distillation, the final healthy and tasty product is obtained.
1. Growing root crops.
The soil.
The plant prefers fertile loose soil with a neutral (or close to it) reaction.
Sowing.
The seeds of the plant are sown in the second decade of May in grooves 1.5-2 cm deep. The distance between the grooves is about 30 cm, between the seedlings 4-5 cm. We water.
Care.
Plant care is no different from caring for other root crops and includes the main ones: weeding, loosening and watering.
When the first two true leaves appear, the sprouts are thinned out, leaving a distance of 15-25 cm between them.
Cleaning and storage of root crops.
Root crops are usually harvested in October, sometimes in early November (with late planting).
Most best root vegetables have a length of 23-26 cm and a diameter of 3-4 cm. They are best left for forcing. And non-standard root crops can be used to make a coffee substitute. This is done very simply: the roots are cut into thin slices, dried and lightly fried in the oven, become brittle and fragrant, crushed by hand.
They are stored in containers, boxes, in bulk at a temperature of +1 ... + 4º C.
2. Forcing salad chicory. 
Creation of necessary conditions.
Most often, distillation is carried out in dark, cool cellars and cellars.
In the light, the leaves turn green, bitterness appears in them, they become unsuitable for use in food. Therefore, distillation is carried out only in dark rooms.
At elevated temperatures, the leaves appear faster, but the sprout is formed too loose. At low temperatures (below +10º C), the leaves appear too slowly and the sprout is formed soft and loose. The optimum temperature for distillation is + 14 ... + 17º C.
Landing and care.
For distillation, boxes or containers with a depth of about 50 cm are used. Soil soil is poured into them and root crops are planted so that their heads are flush with the surface of the filled soil.
After planting, the roots are watered and then covered with fertile soil with a layer of 25-30 cm.
Harvesting.
After 25-30 days, sprouts reach a height of 18-25 cm and a weight of 150 g.
The covering layer is raked off, the sprouts are cut off with part of the head of the root crop so that they do not crumble. After removing the heads of the first harvest, several small shoots may form on the root crops. They are kicked out in the same way.
It is believed that the birthplace of the plant is Asian and African countries, from where the culture spread throughout Egypt and the Mediterranean. In Western Europe, the plant began to gain popularity only in the 16-17th century.
Unlike the usual one, the leaves of chicory lettuce are distinguished by a high content of bitterness, due to the presence of a substance called intibin in the composition, which keeps the body in good shape, improves appetite and digestion. Culture is a storehouse of vitamins and minerals, and therefore has a positive effect on nervous system, promotes metabolism, the work of the liver and the circulatory and choleretic system. widely used in the diet of diabetics. Fresh green parts of the plant are eaten, which are also suitable for stewing and boiling. Some varieties of chicory lettuce form roots that are used to make a coffee substitute - chicory.
Chicory salad: characteristics and varieties
Chicory salad belongs to the Asteraceae family of the wild chicory genus (Cycorium). There are several forms belonging to the same botanical species, which form a developed leaf rosette:
- Escarole (Cyrconium endivia latifolia) - the rosette is formed from whole, petiolate leaves with straight or wavy edges. Escarole lettuce (white chicory) is a two-year-old crop that forms a large loose head of leaves, the number of which reaches 85 or more. The shape of the leaves is rounded-wide, the plate is solid with smooth or wavy edges. What's interesting is the leaves large sizes formed in late-ripening varieties. The color of lettuce leaves depends on the varietal group and varies from pale yellow to deep green. The roots are not large woody and branched. 2-3 months after the appearance of the first sprouts, a high, even peduncle is formed, and a month later, the lettuce begins to bloom in pink or blue.
- Endive (Cyrconium endivia crispa) - has heavily dissected curly leaves.
- Witloof (Cyrconium intybus) is a perennial crop that by the end of the first year of life forms not only lush rosettes of edible leaves, but also fleshy white roots suitable for forcing whitened winter lettuce leaves. The next year, the plant blooms with bluish flowers, releasing long flower arrows. Varietal groups of witloof have differences in forcing time and leaf color, which varies from white to red and yellow.
Chicory lettuce is considered biennial or perennial culture however, it is often grown as an annual. The plant forms a developed basal rosette of leaves and branched. Stem leaf sessile with ears, covers the stem. Chicory salads have erect stems reaching a meter height. It blooms with light blue flowers, which are collected in basket inflorescences. In escarole, they are enlarged, and in endive, they are small.
Plants form fruits that look like silver-gray ribbed elongated achenes.
The culture is resistant to frost and can withstand temperatures down to three degrees. But it should be remembered that low temperatures during early spring planting provoke an early release of color. Varieties with pronounced red pigmentation of the leaves are more resistant to frost.
Chicory salads are recommended to grow in spring or autumn, when daylight hours are short enough. In the extended summer light day, color formation is accelerated. For suitable fertile soil with high water carrying capacity.
Growing lettuce: propagation and planting
Sowing seeds for seedlings:
- seedlings begin to sow in late winter or in early spring. And placed in a dark place with a temperature of at least 10 degrees, so that the salad does not bloom ahead of time.
- With the advent of the first pair of leaves, it is necessary to thin out, leaving an interval between shoots of about 10 cm. And when the diameter of the leaf rosettes grows to 24-30 cm, the plantings should be thinned again.
- The growing time of seedlings is approximately 1-1.5 months.
- Seeds can be sown using tape and row methods, adhering to the row and tape spacing of 0.5 meters, and the line spacing of 35 cm.
Quality seedlings should have 2-3 pairs of healthy leaves. It is worth remembering that when you do not need to deepen the seedlings much - the base of the leafy rosette must be left on the surface. Water the salad well after planting. Planting care consists in loosening, which must be done with extreme care so as not to damage the roots. The best option will be seedlings and in as needed.
Chicory salads are quite demanding on, they are suitable for light, well-fertilized soil with humus.
preparatory excavation start in the fall. The soil needs to be dug up to the depth of the bayonet of the shovel, parallel to each square meter compost (4-5 kg), superphosphate and lime (60 g each). If the soil is heavy, it is additionally necessary to add sawdust or sand (500 g per m2), which are treated with urea. Before planting the crop, the soil is again dug up and ammonia sulfur is added (10-15 g per 1 m2).
When watering, it is necessary to ensure that moisture does not get into the center of the leaves, otherwise rotting may begin. After irrigation measures and rains, the soil needs to be loosened so that a crust does not form. plants are rare. Usually the main one is sufficient, provided that the preparation of the soil was carried out in accordance with all the rules.
Whitening of chicory leaves is carried out in order to eliminate bitterness:
- 3 months after sowing or planting, the leaves of the culture are carefully collected in a bundle and tied with twine or ribbon, so that the lower sheets do not come into contact with the soil, otherwise the process of decay may begin.
- From above it is necessary to build a shading shelter - stretch a dark film or cover with a box. The main thing is that the plant does not fall sunlight, but there were holes for ventilation.
- Manipulations should be carried out in dry weather and it is imperative to inspect the leaves for the presence of wet drops. The whitening process takes about two weeks.
- The safety of bleached leaves is quite low, so it is recommended to carry out the procedures in stages, as needed.
- Watering during the bleaching process is carried out very carefully - moisture should not get on the leaves.
Late varieties of chicory salads are able to remain in the beds until the onset of frost. If this option is not suitable for various reasons, then the plants are dug up along with the root and a clod of earth. The dug out lettuce is placed in a damp rather cool room, deepened in wet sand.
Chicory salad, intended for storage, does not have to be bleached; in a dark store, it will do it on its own.
During storage, it is necessary to carry out airing and inspection of the leaves, which are regularly collected and the withered ones removed. Cut lettuce leaves as close to the ground as possible.
Diseases and pests
Like all representatives of the flora, chicory salads are also susceptible to various diseases and attack by harmful insects. Lettuce diseases:
- Gray and white rot can affect all parts of the plant that are above the ground. Signs of infection are the appearance of brown or watery-white spots on the sheets. When affected by gray rot, the infection enters the leaf pockets (bosoms) and causes decay. And with white rot, the leaves are covered with a white bloom from the spores of the fungus. In order to prevent disease, one should observe not to plant lettuce in heavy acidic soils and not to overdo it with the introduction of nitrogen.
- can affect any parts of the plant that are covered with terry bloom. The development of the lettuce bush is suspended. The plant is especially difficult to tolerate infection during the period and aging. It is necessary to adhere to the correct change of cultures. Affected weakened leaves are removed and destroyed. Plant residues after harvesting are removed from the field and destroyed.
- Edge burn - damage to a plant by rot, which rapidly spreads to neighboring plants and can ruin half of the crop. The disease provokes a supersaturation of the soil with micronutrients.
From chicory salads can be attacked by lettuce stem aphids, lettuce flies and cabbage psyllids, to combat which systemic insecticides are used.
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