Regional organic food (La lettuce)

Fuente: http://www.paisajesybodegones.com/2015/11/frutas-en-canastos-bodegones-cuadros.html

Hello dear friends of steemit, thank you for being present on my blog and accompanying with reading my post. As every day Monday I am posting a new informational post of regional organic foods, this interesting information I found while browsing the web, I hope it is to your liking and enjoy as much as I did when doing the post.

The work of agriculture was to prepare the land for planting, we planted corn, manioc, squash, tomatoes, peppers, different vegetables and vegetables, today I want to share with you all the manual process that we carried out with my grandmother and my mother in planting Lettuce". This procedure is called an organic procedure because no fertilizer or pesticide is used. Only hangover or cow dung.

Fuente: http://www.miscuriosidades.com/2015/05/conocias-los-beneficios-de-la-lechuga.html

This vegetable has a scientific name "Lactuca sativa" but is better known as "lettuce" this product is consumed raw, except those "Chinese origin because of its thick texture is consumed cooked" there are different types of lettuce the best known are: "Beluga , Roman, French, Batavia "

The biggest crops of this vegetable are in "Asia, North America and Europe" there is another variety of this vegetable with the scientific name "Lactuca scariola" of this variety had knowledge the "Egyptians, Persians and Romans"

The country with the largest production of kilos of lettuce is "China", then the United States, Spain, Italy and India "

As we have seen there is a considerable amount of lettuce varieties in today's post we will only see the more traditional ones.

"Longifolia Lettuce"

Fuente: http://safradebri.blogspot.com.ar/2014/06/la-lechuga-variedades-y-usos.html

"Lechuga Capitata"

Fuente: https://natureduca.com/agricultura-horticultura-lechuga.php

"Lettuce Augustana"

Fuente: https://lechuguitas.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/generalidades-del-cultivo-de-lechuga/

"Lettuce Intybacea"

Fuente: http://safradebri.blogspot.com.ar/2014/06/la-lechuga-variedades-y-usos.html

"Cabbage Lettuce"

Fuente: http://verfrut.com.co/venta-verduras-medellin/

"Lettuce Mantecosa"

Fuente: http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ec/MEC-411396285-semillas-organicas-de-lechuga-mantecosa-_JM

"French lettuce"

Fuente: http://www.cocinaygastronomia.com/2012/05/18/tipos-de-lechugas-aprende-a-diferenciarlas-y-a-conservarlas/

"Lettuce Morada"

Fuente: http://viviendosanos.com/propiedades-medicinales-de-la-lechuga-morada/

"Chinese lettuce"

Fuente: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechuga_china

As we can see there are different varieties of "Lettuce", in today's post I want to talk about "Lettuce Creole or Crespa".

Fuente: http://versveld.com/index.php/lechuga.html

The "Lettuce" is a plant about 30 centimeters high, full leaves that bloom from the "central stem"

Fuente: http://www.bioespin.com/blog/plantas-58-lechuga-como-cultivarla

The work to plant the "lettuce" is very simple, it has five fundamental steps, to clean the earth, to remove the earth, to fertilize the earth, to plant and to transplant, it is fundamental the preparation of the land for the success of the harvest.

The work begins by cleaning very well the surface to be planted, in this procedure removes all the yuyo or the grass with a hoe of hand, as we see in the image

Fuente: https://azadaybarro.wordpress.com/category/permacultura/segunda-clase-de-permacultura/

Once the soil has been cleaned, all weeds must be raked and removed, the weed removed. The next step is to remove the soil, 30 cm deep, or the top of a spade. That the earth is soft and can be developed without problem the root of the plant of the "lettuce"

Fuente: http://txakusine.blogspot.com.ar/2012_03_01_archive.html

The next job is to fertilize the soil, fertilizer is mixed with the soil, here we use cow dung and hangover, the hangover is achieved in the forest, the leaves and sticks that fall to the ground are disseminated and Are mixed with the earth, this mixture of sticks, grasses and black soil is what we call hangover, others use garbage previously buried and scattered in the earth, once fertilized the surface, we have to rake the soil to leave the surface Smooth, as we see in the image.

Fuente: http://www.eneljardin.com/2010/08/trabajos-finales.html

Once matched to the ground, we are in a position to prepare our soul, we draw a few threads to form the rectangle 2 meters long by 70 centimeters wide, this is where we will plant our seed of "Chard", see the image.

Fuente: http://www.diasdehuerta.com.ar/DHComo.htm

Once the soul is made, we are ready to begin sowing. The "Lettuce" proliferates from its own seed, begins to plant at the end of the strong frosts and beginning of spring, plant two or three seeds per hole with a separation of 10 centimeters between each hole until covering length and width Of our soul,

Soon the plants will start to come out, it is essential to go cleaning maintenance by removing all weeds, water frequently, the soil should always be moist, but not too much the plant can not be submerged in water, thirty days will be in Conditions to transplant

Fuente: http://entornoalhuerto.blogspot.com.ar/search/label/lechuga

The plant of the "Lettuce" prefers temperate places in a place with faint sun, before transplanting we have to choose the place very well and prepare the final storeroom, we must throw some folds to plant as straight as possible leaving a space of 40 centimeters between Every bit As we see in the image

Fuente: http://jardinplantas.com/el-suelo-perfecto-para-cultivar-hortalizas/

Once the leaves and the soul, we are able to transplant our "Lettuce" plant, we must plant a plant in each hole leaving a space of 10 to 15 centimeters between each plant, as we see in the image

Fuente: http://entornoalhuerto.blogspot.com.ar/search/label/plantones

The "lettuce" plant will be ready to harvest between "50 to 60 days" from the date of planting

Fuente: http://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia/Z7EF11A5C-C9FB-6F4E-DEB61928EE4A9B8A/20130609/agricultura/salida/todos

Harvesting the "lettuce" is very simple only you must tear the plant from the ground or cut its leaves flush with the ground, it is advisable to take the leaves from the "Lettuce" every time it is to be consumed, to keep them always fresh, As we see in the image

Fuente: http://www.la-razon.com/index.php?_url=/suplementos/financiero/Vecinos-Barrios-Verdad-cultivan-alimentos-financiero_0_2372162880.html

"La Lettuce" is very healthy for our body contributes with "carotenoids, provitamin A, lutein and folate"

The leaves are established as "soothing and sedative, diuretic, vermifuge and combat constipation and exhaustion" it is advisable before bed to take an infusion.

If you want to know more about the healing power of the "lettuce" you just have to enter the link
http://www.frutas-hortalizas.com/Hortalizas/Efectos-saludables-Lechuga.html

This vegetable in my province is consumed in many ways, raw, boiled, soups, stuffed, salads and in countless meals tarts, tortillas and juices.

"Stuffed Lettuce"

Fuente: http://www.cocinadaily.com/2016/03/seis-recetas-de-vegetales-rellenos-un-delicioso-sabor-por-descubrir/

"Heart of Lettuce Stuffed"

Fuente: http://emmapintoweb.blogspot.com.ar/2015/04/corazones-de-lechuga-con-blue-cheese-y.html

"Roasted Lettuce"

Fuente: https://ar.pinterest.com/webergrillmex/parrilladas-saludables/

"Lettuce Cogollo with Anchovies"

Fuente: http://www.las-golondrinas.es/menus/cogollos-de-lechuga-con-anchoas.html

"Lettuce Tortilla"

Fuente: http://mesabeamalaga.blogspot.com.ar/2014/12/tortilla-de-lechuga.html

"Lettuce Salad"

Fuente: http://www.actitudfem.com/hogar/recetas-de-cocina/ensalada-de-lechugas-mixtas-y-aderezo-de-albahaca

"Lettuce cake"

Fuente: https://productoszabala.com/es/todos-nuestros-productos/39-pastel-vegetal.html

"Lettuce soup"

Fuente: http://www.tipsnutritivos.com/sopa-fria-de-lechuga-y-arvejas/

"Lettuce Juice"

Fuente: http://www.infusionesmedicinales.com/jugo-insomnio.html

The use of the "Lettuce" is infinite, everything has to do with the ingenuity of the cook, they can be used in infinities of form, this product includes daily in the intake of my Corentinos brothers, I hope you enjoyed as much as I did in the post .
Bon Appetite.

For more information just enter the links that I leave below.

Fuente: http://recetasparaadelgazar.com/2015/06/la-dieta-super-adelgazante-del-caldo-de-lechuga-en-7-dias-7-kilos-menos

Fuente: http://www.frutas-hortalizas.com/Hortalizas/Presentacion-Lechuga.html
Fuente: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactuca_sativa

I'll wait for you tomorrow to enjoy another account of my land of Corrientes.

José Luis Fernández
Corrientes Argentina

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