Cultivation and properties of romanesco lettuce or broccoli

This is an annual vegetable that has a fairly straight stem that ends with an inflorescence that is yellow and greenish in color.

This is an annual vegetable that has a fairly straight stem It ends with an inflorescence that is yellow and greenish in color, which in turn is made up of laterally growing leaves that cover it.

The leaves of the romanesco are elongated with a wavy appearance, they have a color of a rather dark olive green tone with a nerve in the center that is white. The part that is used of this plant is its inflorescence that is It is made up of a huge group of foils that have a pointed appearance.

The cultivation of romanesco

The cultivation of romanesco

This type of lettuce does not have many demands on sunlight as with the composition of the soil.

The recommendable thing is remove it periodically to be able to maintain said plant in the best conditions for its cultivation, as well as to prevent weeds from appearing.

When sowing them we must bear in mind that should be about 40 cm apart between each plant and about 70 cm between each of the grooves or lines. On the other hand, it is a plant that adapts very well to growing in a pot that has a minimum width of about 20 cm as well as height.

Regarding irrigation, this lettuce does not have too many demands for the amount of water it needs. We have to carry out these irrigations infrequently and when we grow it inside a pot or in its difference in a planter, it is necessary that these irrigations be made a little more frequent, since when planting them in this way they tend to dehydrate much more. fast, especially in the summer months.

The right moment when we can start with the collection of romanescoIt is at the time that it has been fully developed and is compact, if it goes beyond its state of maturity, it becomes much softer, causing it to glean.

For the task of gathering, we have to make a cut with the knife in the trunk and in the part of the base of said pellet.

Properties of romanesco lettuce

Properties of romanesco lettuce

As with the rest of the vegetables, it does not stand out for the amount of protein it has or for its fat content, despite the fact that this is a contribution in small doses of essential fatty acids such as omega 3 and omega 6; less for the carbohydrate content it has, despite the fact that part of these are completely healthy soluble fibers that are of great help to lower cholesterol levels.

But it is worth highlighting in its high vitamin C content and also because of vitamin K, which is called antihemorrhagic and which plays a very important role in blood clotting.

Likewise, its excellent contribution in antioxidants and vitamin E, which is usually a bit peculiar in those products that have little fat content. But we can also find among its components an excellent amount of folic acid as well as other vitamins that belong to group B, more specific that is, vitamins B2 and B6.

Folic acid is essential for the occurrence of DNA synthesis at the time of the creation of new cells, as well as to be able to produce red blood cells and white blood cells. And on the other hand the Vitamin B6 It is of great help, since it has the capacity in the substances that are responsible for regulating our mood as well as intervening in the function of producing energy and at the same time in the performance of the muscles.


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