Lettuce

If you just have a few lettuce heads to save seeds from, the paper plate method is for you. Clip off your lettuce head from… Read More »How Do You Reseed Lettuce?

Provide shade Lettuce doesn’t need full sun; in fact, it’ll perform better if you give it indirect light and cool shade. Plant summer lettuce underneath… Read More »How Do You Grow Lettuce All Summer Long?

8 Helpful Tips for Growing Lettuce in Pots Pick a Cool but Sunny Location. Find a Pot that Maximizes Surface Area. Start with the Right… Read More »How Do You Keep A Lettuce Bowl Growing?

Lettuces have fairly short root systems and only require about 6 inches of soil. Choosing a shallower, longer pot will give you more surface area,… Read More »Does Lettuce Need Deep Soil?

15 of the Best Lettuce Varieties to Grow for Backyard Gardeners Ithaca Iceberg Lettuce. Photo credit: Pixabay. Nevada Summer Crisp Lettuce. Tom Thumb Butterhead Lettuce.… Read More »What Is The Best Lettuce To Grow?

Too Much Daylight for Lettuce Plants Their leaves will toughen and turn bitter, their sap will become milky, and they’ll put up a central seed… Read More »Can Lettuce Get Too Much Light?

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) takes up little space and can be edible within a week of planting. However, overcrowding lettuce or planting it in areas with… Read More »What Happens If You Plant Lettuce Too Close?

A range of leafy vegetables can be grown as cut and come again, including: Amaranth, basil, beetroot, chicory, coriander, chard, corn salad, dandelion, endive, komatsuma,… Read More »What Lettuce Is Cut And Come Again?

Plenty of common edibles are excellent self-seeders – arugula, Oriental leaves such as mustard, lettuce and radishes all readily self-seed. Does lettuce grow back every… Read More »Will Lettuce Reseed Itself?

When to sow depends on when you want the harvest: For summer/autumn cropping: sow outdoors from late March to late July. For an even earlier… Read More »How Late Can You Sow Lettuce?