HOW TO GROW LETUCE FROM SEEDS?

Lettuces are annual plants. There are many varieties of lettuces. It is used in salads. and sandwiches and wraps and are eaten raw. They grow all over the world especially North America, Europe and China.

Lettuces are very easy to grow vegetable. Lettuces germinate very easily and quickly. You can start harvesting them in less than a month. It is a cool season crop. They grow well if the temperature is less than 80 degrees Fahrenheit 27 degrees Celsius. They need at least 6 hours of sun daily.

You can start growing lettuces indoors 10 weeks before your last frosting and weeks after transfer outside 4 weeks before the last frosting. You can also plant then directly in your garden or your planters. Leaves lettuce need more time.

HOW TO PLANT LETTUCE SEEDS?

Starts by choosing the place for your lettuces planting. Once you have the space. Spread the seeds on the space and cover them with a layer of compost. Keep the soil moist. They will grow very fast. After 2 weeks you will have lettuces leaves out. The leaves will come up very fast. Remove the outer leaves frequently and they will keep growing. You can get 3 to 4 harvesting this way. You can plant lettuce seeds every month and have a continues growing lettuces.

As the plants keep growing it is a good idea to feed them some nutrition. Some people use a liquid organic feeding. You can also add another layer of compost every month. That makes the lettuces sweet and crunchy and help the lettuces to grow faster.

Growing garlic and onions next to lettuces help the lettuces grow free from pests. You can also grow next to broccoli and cabbage. Lettuce will grow much faster than the other plants grow. They will grow much slower that lettuce. You will have lettuces growing in their crop space. You can have lettuces a long time. Enjoy them.