Growing Great Lettuce and Salad Greens

Posted by admin on June 3, 2011

There are many varieties of lettuce seeds available to purchase. The reason for this is that lettuce and salad greens are generally quick growing, cool season growers, and tasty. Often warm weather can make lettuce not taste as good and bolt (go to seed).

Lettuce seeds can be planted indoors or outdoors, in trays or in beds. Seeds should be planted less than 1/4 inch deep in the soil. They should be planted in a rich, well drained mix. Lettuce seeds shouldn’t dry out. Lettuce can be harvested in weeks when plants are small, or in a month or two when leaves are larger. Some varieties of lettuce will keep producing leaves.

Above photo: Lettuce plants growing