Temperate annual or biennial crop grown for salad leaves.
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How do I know when hydroponic lettuce is ready to be harvested?
I will be growing lettuce hydroponically using an NFT system and HO 54w T5 6500k lights. I will be using an organic nutrient solution (AN Iguana Grow) as well.
I have ordered some certified organic ...
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NFT Hydroponics for Lettuce
I am looking at building a small NFT system to test the viability of growing lettuce commercially for local consumption.
Investigating options for NFT. Right now I am looking at using 3"-4" PVC or ...
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What kind of bug is this and do I need to get rid of it?
I was looking through my vegetable garden this evening and noticed two of these bugs crawling over my lettuce:
Does anyone know what type of bug this is and if it's something I need to get rid of?
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What is this bluish-grey bug on my lettuce, and how do I treat it?
I have a planter with several lettuce plants and other plants growing on my balcony. Recently, all of "normal" leafy lettuces were rapidly overcome by a bug. A sawtooth, more mizuna-like lettuce was ...
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Can I plant peas, green beans and lettuce this early?
The weather this year has been exceptionally mild here in northern Illinois, and I am thinking of planting my peas, green beans and lettuce in the next couple weeks. This is probably a full four weeks ...
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My lettuce is flowering - does that mean it has bolted?
I planted a batch of "zesty blend" lettuce seeds. They seem to be doing fine, but suddenly they started flowering:
Have they bolted? They look healthy otherwise. Still edible?
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What about covering lettuces during hot periods?
This question reminds us that lettuces don't like too much hot weather.
To look after my lettuce crop and guard against bolting might it be worth covering the lettuce with, say, layers of damp ...
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What's the best way to cut leaf lettuces?
The last few years I've had success growing romaine and other leaf lettuces. I usually try to harvest only as much as we need for a day (or couple days). That often means just a few leaves at a time ...
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What happens if you plant lettuce in hot weather?
For whatever reason my lettuce (except for the mustard) in my mesclun mix didn't take this year. I'm about ready to rotate in something else, but I'd really like a decent crop of lettuce.
I don't ...
