Lettuce
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Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .
Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .
Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.
Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .
Where Lettuce grows in Guinea
The Fouta Djallon area
The Fouta Jalon includes primary solid Guinean, he separated the Guinea Maritime Upper Guinea. The climate is moderated by altitude that varies between 400 and 1 000m. the average annual temperature is 21 ° 85. The relief is characterized by vast plateaus ending in the west and south by a steep first overlooking the coastal plain. To the east by plateaus that lower towards the savannah plains of Upper Guinea. The highest mountains are Mount Loura in Mali and Mount Tinka in Dalaba. The soils are waterlogged and ferallitique squelletiques. The Fouta is the castle of water in West Africa. The Gambia, Bafing, Konkouré etc. have their source. The rainy season lasts 6 months with 2 500mm 2 000mm south and north to the border of Senegal (Balaki P. Mali)
The pre Fouta area
It locates between the Fouta Jalon and the coastal area. It is still under maritime influence. The altitude varies from 220 to 1 000m. the average annual temperature is 25 ° 19. The main rivers are the Kolenté the samou the kakrima. Mount Gangan (Kindia) is the highest peak. The relief is more hectic, accifdenté. Many rivers take their source in the Fouta through the area to the coast. Availability in soil are rare and localized. The floors are squelletiques various outcrop curassés (bowe north) hydromorphe along the rivers, and slightly evolved erosion soils. The rainfall varies from 2 000 to 3 000 mm per year and lasts 6 months.
coastal area
Consisting of a long fringe of mangrove along the Atlantic, notched many rivers (Konkouré, Fatala, melakouré, etc.) and surrounded by more or less wide limited by the foothills of Fouta Jalon plains. The altitude ranges from 0 to 220m and rises progressively with distance from the coast. The annual average temperature is 26 ° 10. The terrain is slightly hilly with many estuaries. Mountains and Kakoulima benna dominate the area. The floors are of type alluvio- fluviomarins, ferallitiques, gravionnaires, waterlogged, deep and skeletal; the area is well watered, the rainfall ranges from 3 000 to 3 500 mm per year in the south (Benty) and mangroves. With 5 - 6 months of rain decreases northwards 2 000-3 000mm and 5 months of rain (Sansalé).
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