Lettuce

loamy soil. Romaine lettuce propagates best in loamy soil that has good drainage characteristics. And yet, it also needs a continuous supply of moisture. So,… Read More »What Soil Is Best For Romaine Lettuce?

Lettuce can be grown on sand beds with a recirculating nutrient solution provided that drip lines are well distributed in the bed and the daily… Read More »Is Sand Good For Growing Lettuce?

Use ice and a protective barrier to keep lettuce fresh all day. Replace the ice as needed. Mist with a spray bottle. Periodically spraying lettuce… Read More »How Do I Keep Lettuce From Wilting In My Garden?

Bottom rot is caused by the soil-borne fungus Rhizoctonia solani, and is found wherever lettuce is grown. Infection occurs when sclerotia (dormant resting structures) germinate… Read More »What Causes Lettuce Root Rot?

Finally, tipburn is not harmful. In the case of commercial growers, it does reduce salability, but for the home grower, simply snip off the browning… Read More »Can You Eat Tip Burn Lettuce?

How Much Light Does Hydroponic Lettuce Need? Lettuce seedlings need around 18 hours of light during the day and six hours of darkness overnight to… Read More »How Many Hours Of Light Does Hydroponic Lettuce Need?

Calcium deficiency Calcium strengthens plant cell walls, and tipburn is mostly a result of the plant’s inability to supply enough calcium to developing leaves during… Read More »What Causes Tip Burn In Lettuce?

Lettuce gets soft and limp because it loses water. Fruits and vegetables are mostly water, with iceberg lettuce at 96% water. In the fridge, lettuce… Read More »Why Does My Lettuce Wilt So Fast?

It’s perfectly fine to plant your seeds with the chaff, but if you’d like to, you can separate the seeds from the chaff. To do… Read More »How Do You Separate Lettuce Seeds From Chaff?

Nitrogen’s primary use is to encourage healthy foliage, making blood meal more crucial than bone meal for leafy crops such as lettuce (Lactuca sativa). However,… Read More »Is Blood And Bone Good For Lettuce?