Lettuce Bolting: Complete Treatment Guide
What is Lettuce Bolting?
Symptoms
- Tall central stem
- Bitter leaves
- Tough texture
- Upright growth
- Flower formation
- Reduced quality
What Causes Lettuce Bolting?
- High temperatures
- Long daylight hours
- Late planting
- Heat stress
- Variety selection
- Seasonal changes
How to Treat Lettuce Bolting
Organic Treatments
- Not reversible
- Remove bolted plants
- Succession planting
- Shade cloth use
- Proper timing
- Variety selection
Chemical Treatments
- Not applicable
- Focus on prevention
- Cultural controls
- Environmental management
Cultural Controls
- Plant timing
- Succession planting
- Heat-tolerant varieties
- Proper spacing
- Shade provision
- Regular monitoring
How to Prevent Lettuce Bolting
- Early planting
- Bolt-resistant varieties
- Proper timing
- Temperature management
- Regular monitoring
- Succession planting
Recommended Fertilizers for Lettuce Bolting
- Not a fertility issue
- Focus on timing
- Environmental management