Lettuce

Growing lettuce in containers requires the right type of pot and planting medium. Lettuce needs ample room for roots but you can grow several varieties… Read More »Can I Grow Lettuce In A Bucket?

Determine how many seeds to plant – Outside, sow the seeds in rows 12-18″ apart. Indoors, plant one per hole for fresh seeds, or 2-3… Read More »How Many Lettuce Seeds Do You Plant In One Hole?

Loose leaf lettuce. Loose leaf lettuce, which refers to varieties that don’t form any type of head, is considered the easiest to grow. It matures… Read More »What Is The Quickest Lettuce To Grow?

They are often called cut-and-come-again lettuces. Cutting lettuces are mostly nonheading leaf varieties from two groups, Grand Rapids and oakleaf. The Grand Rapids group produces… Read More »What Type Of Lettuce Is Cut And Come Again?

Lettuce thrives well into winter in a cold frame or hoop house. Choose cold-hardy varieties such as Romaine or Cos, Buttercrunch or Bibb, and loose… Read More »Can I Grow Lettuce In Winter?

In summary, you can grow lettuce in the summertime heat by: Choosing varieties that are heat-tolerant and slow-bolting. My 3 favorites are easy to remember:… Read More »Does Lettuce Grow In Summer?

The Growing Stages of Lettuce Lettuce Seed Germination. Lettuce seeds remain dormant until the right combination of temperature and moisture stimulate germination, the first stage… Read More »What Are The Stages Of Iceberg Lettuce Growth?

Head lettuce is usually grown from seeds started indoors during warm weather for a fall garden. Transplant head lettuce in rows 12 to 18 inches… Read More »How Is Lettuce Grown?

Most of the dozen or so lettuce varieties were the type described as cutting lettuces, which obligingly and vigorously sprout a fresh crop of leaves… Read More »What Is Cut-And-Come-Again Lettuce?

Batavia/Summer Crisp Lettuce Batavian or Summer Crisp Lettuces have a characteristic tall open head shape and crisp sweet leaves that can be harvested as baby… Read More »What Is Summer Crisp Lettuce?