How to Harvest Lettuce so it Keeps on Growing & Wash & Store it to Last Longer/Small Space Garden #7
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- Growing your own fresh, tasty salads for several months is easy when you know how to harvest lettuce so it keeps on growing and how to wash it and store it so it last longer in your refrigerator!
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Lettuce all grow LOTS of lettuce! Share your favorite lettuce growing tip below - thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tips! I clean & store my lettuce much the same as you. I soak mine in cold water with a large amount of table salt. I find the salt helps crisp up the leaves. After about 10 minutes or when I remember I rinse each leaf off quickly and put them into a salad spinner. I then use either the veggie zip lock bags with paper towel in it or place it in a large Tupperware container and store in the fridge. My lettuce will last for weeks like this.
How much salt to water do you use?
You can layer your greens in cloth dishtowels/napkins too, to save paper & money
That deck is full of vegetables kim! I really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing!
I’m a newbie and you’re the BEST mentor ever. Having a salad daily from my Smartpot is awesome!
What an Awesome story!!! Way to go. CameraGuy
This is awesome and what's so needed right now! I have some lettuce growing, some tomato plants, peppers and eggplant! Thank you for your lessons in this :)
THANKS I just planted red oak leaf lettuce and realized I am clueless how to harvest so it keeps growing.. I'm new to gardening and I am having a real tough time but learning is alot of fun!
Love the strawberry tower idea so good!
I recently started my own lettuce/ strawberry crate tower!
Thank you Every Mucho for your Lesson to Grow Almost every kind of veggies and Herbs.Like your Garden.keep the Good Work.Thank you Again.
I never started garden before thank you for all of the tips
Thank you. We're about to harvest our first lettuce leaves. This was extremely helpful.
Thanks for this! I'm about to harvest my parris island lettuce!
Thanks for sharing the detailed information on when and how to harvest the lettuce. I’ve grown many things but never greens. Think I’ll try it in containers. Your patio garden looks great.
Thank you Cali❤️very helpful!!!
Thank you. I am growing romaine lettuce and didn't know how to harvest them 😁
Thank you so much! I was wondering about this, and I’m about to harvest them
I don't think there is anything you CAN'T grow. Your videos are great! Thank you
Love this thanks so much. On impulse I got a dying tiny tub of mixed varieties from bunnings. Looked very sick. Under a good light in my grow tent and its grown massive, so fresh too. In a fabric 5 gallon pot. Awesome.
I love your videos. I learn so much, thank you. I have a yard but I live in the desert so I plant everything in containers. I’m so glad you introduced me to smart pots. Everything is growing nicely in spite of the heat. I harvested my first crops of tomatoes, eggplant, and cucumbers. Happy desert dweller here😋🌿🌱
HI Patricia -it's amazing how many veggies you can grow in containers, isn't it? So glad you are loving the smart pots, they are perfect for a hot climate. And ripe tomatoes already - what a joy! Are those from the Tomato Seed Collection that you ordered? My new Heat Tolerant Greens collection would be perfect for you in your warm climate also. Thanks for watching!
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This was a really helpful and nicely done video- I learned a lot and my lettuce looks just like yours so today I'm going to harvest & store as suggested- thank you.
Thank you! I wasn’t sure of how to properly clean them fresh from my garden 💚
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Glad you are enjoying the worm tea, Carla. When I started using it almost two years ago, it was a game changer for me too. The rain is always a plus, makes everything so green - wish we had more of it here in So Cal! Thanks for watching!
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Your video is very helpful I have a little bit larger garden but I enjoy listening to how you harvest your lettuce now I know how I can have more All summer long Thank you again
OSEM VIDEO KIM MY GARDEN IS DOING GOOD I AM REALLY ENJOYING IT IAM GROWING ALL KING OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS
So helpful! Thank you 🙏🏽 I planted a whole bunch of organic lettuces (as small plants)...all of them sprouted stalks with flowers and tastes horrible. I didn’t know what the issue was. So glad I learned this. Newbie gardener so I’m eager to learn!
A tip for for future plantings: always trim the flower stalks as soon as they pop up. Also, if you’re plants are bolting or sending up flowers, that is a sign they need a little bit of pruning &/or TLC.
Excellent video, learn what I was looking for, very informative and your knowledge and oral presentation was very good. Keep up the good work.
Great channel! Thanks!
very helpful
That's a very generous balcony size lolz!!!
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I am very impressed with the amount of food you are producing in that small space. I am also impressed with the results you are getting with the Good Dirt you used to fill your containers. I’m definitely going to order some. I am already using the Vermisterra products. They do a great job. Throw in your talent and you have a winning combination. Thank you for this series and happy gardening.
Hey there, Joe - thank you for your kind words! it IS amazing how much food can be grown in a little space with a little planning, - utilizing vertical space is key. AND you can't go wrong with the combination of Smart Pots, Good Dirt, Vermisterra worm castings and tea - veggies just explode with growth! Glad you are ordering Good Dirt - you will love it! I just replanted some of my other Smart Pots that have had Good Dirt in them for nearly a year - the soil was still loose and fluffy and looked as amazing as the day I planted it. I just added a handful or two of new Good Dirt, worm castings, watered with worm tea and they were good to go - you will love it! How are those seeds you won growing?
Hi Kim. I forgot to mention the Smart Pots. I cannot wait to try them. The one the I won in your giveaway I am keeping in my grow room. So far, I have planted the Tiny Tim tomato, Genovese basil, and Grand Rapids lettuce in my grow room. I am waiting until fall to plant the peas, chard, and kale. I will have to wait until next season to plant the rest. I am extremely pleased with the choice of seeds in your Small Space Kitchen Garden Collection. I intend to purchase more of your seed collections for spring. Again, great content on your channel, great instruction, and your enthusiasm for gardening is inspiring. Thank you and take care.
I keep adding more and more to my small space area. Just got two more hanging window box planters for the fence and got some heat tolerant lettuce going. Thanks for the inspiration!
I know it’s so addicting! It is truly amazing how much you can grow in an small space! Thanks for watching!!!!
Love your videos, thank you 🙏 You’re insightful & inspiring!
Great tips! Thanks, I enjoyed watching this. I have a small space too but wish too be fruitful with it. So your video is right up my alley, thanks!!
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Thanks Chok - glad your enjoying the vids!!
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I've been watching your vids and others for close to 7 or 8 years. Since I started thinking about container gardening. So thank you for the info.
This one is new to me. And I started growing lettuce the last 2 summers. I tried earlier, but the rabbits kept eating it. So the notion of harvesting it so it keeps grown is very helpful. Since what you describe happened the last 2 years and I had to keep replanting the lettuce.
I do have to say. While homegrown lettuce is better. I don't mind eating it out of the store. Or radishes, onions or cucumbers. It's not as good. But tomatoes in the winter suck.
Love your videos!!!!
Thanks so much, Bill! What are you growing?
CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY I grow lots of lettuce of course, some kale, cantaloupes(that's an experiment), beans, tomatoes and cucumbers...Mostly thanks to YOU! The first gardening channel I started watching...
Thank u
Thanks growing a lot of things but not lettuce thanks for the tips that's why I checked it out I wasn't sure cheers from can
Great video. I just added cantalopes....and carrots to my indoor garden. 😊
Yay!!!
Love the series as i'm in a Townhome in MN.
Hi Dave - glad you're liking the series! How's your garden doing? Thanks so much for following along!
Thanks Kim !
I'm in an suburb of St Paul MN. The Weather has been crazy, as we speak it's 95 degree's 5 weeks ago we had 14 inches of snow !
First time growing in fabric bags. I have tomatoes in three bags and some peppers in another along with Lettuce,carrots, shallots, green onion in a couple others. You can watch the tomatoes in this weather !
Love your show along with Gary's solid advice from both of you !
Crazy weather - the garden doesn't know what to do! Sounds like its doing well - I bet you can't wait to harvest your fresh veggies. Glad you are loving the videos - thanks for your support!
Can you show the construction of the lettuce tower? With all the foliage I can tell what it's made of?
My method is a bit different, I put the harvested lettuce leaves in an ice water bath will about 3 tbs of salt. I let it rest until all the ice is melted. The salt kill the bug and critters. Then I spin it dry, but I have found using a rung out wet paper towel in a zip lock plastic bag allows the lettuce to remain crisp and tasty for about 2 wks.
Wonderful!
Rose, Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for hanging out with me in the garden today!
@@CaliKim29 It is always a joy to find great resources, like yours online and otherwise, thank you! Your video was a wonderful addition to a post I made yesterday :-) I pray you are being blessed in all that you do. Take care, keep singing, and growing! Rose Naomi @A Voice In His Garden Ministries
Love your videos!! I learned a lot from your videos and started growing my own veggies 🍅
Thank you so much Kim!!!
Hi Nisha - so glad you are watching, learning and growing your own veggies! Such a feeling of pride, isn't it?
CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY yes Kim it’s so amazing I am just a beginner never did any gardening. I have a question for you my basil leaves keep curling and the leaves are slightly yellow greenish what should I do?
How fun to grow veggies for the first time - glad you are loving it! Make sure your basil is getting regular watering, the soil is not waterlogged, or getting super dry. Here is a video with some watering tips, including how to check for moisture, bit.ly/calikimwateringinsummerheat. It needs at least 6 hours of sunlight a day, and should be pruned regularly to encourage growth, as in this video, bit.ly/calikimbasilendlesssupply. Hope this helps - keep me posted!
CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY thank you so much Kim your the best!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Will definitely look at the links!! 🙏🏻
What a Honey!
So glad I found your videos. Can you tell me how to fertilize my lettuce after I’ve picked some leaves? Thank uou
The tomatoes I have are a patio variety that I bought. I didn’t discover your CZcams channel until after all my starts failed. ☹️. I think it is to late to start any of them now, but I might try the Arkansas traveler. I am going to order your lettuce collection. I have my shade cloth ready. We are heading into triple digits soon so it may be in vain. But I think gardening is trial and error and learning from those errors. Have a wonderful weekend and keep those videos coming. I really enjoyed the small space series. I wonder if it’s too late for the dwarf Taylor beans🙏🏻👍😀
I could've been eating lettuce a month ago! What have I been waiting for?!?
I do decorative “salad bowls” with different lettuce varieties on my steps instead of flowers. Store bought lettuce is not the same! I had a moment of uncertainty and wanted to make sure I was harvesting correctly (I always pinch, because it’s less shock to the root, right??) and needed a second opinion. Thanks for your video!!!
You can also store lettuce heads tightly in aluminum foil. It'll last for months. I use this method. It really works.
Somethings to think about in using that method. Here are some concerns about using aluminum foil. Please note that if it works for you and you are fine with that, etc. no judgment from me, keep on :)
Aluminum foil can create and trap moisture around the lettuce heads, leading to faster spoilage/rot, etc. Lettuce needs airflow to stay fresh.
Foil can also trap ethylene gas, which accelerates the ripening process and can lead to wilting and decay.
Ideally, store lettuce heads in a perforated plastic bag or a breathable produce storage bag. OR, you can wrap lettuce heads loosely in a clean, damp cloth or paper towel and place them in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator.
Best results: the refrigerator's crisper drawer, where the temperature is slightly cooler and humidity levels can be adjusted. Keeping lettuce cool and dry helps to prolong its freshness and crispness.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I hope you have liked the video and subscribed (I can't always tell who has!) Best -- CaliKim
Can you talk more about what to cover your lettuce with and at what temperatures to prevent bolting. thanks.
I have done the complete opposite of what you said and my iceberg lettuce is thriving, including in the 90°F+ in Northeast USA.
I have been container gardening for about 5 years and my garden has grown! I grow bush green beans, carrots, peppers, both sweet and hot, tomatoes, cantaloupe, strawberries, basil, oregano, thyme, lettuce, radishes, spinach, and broccoli. All in pots! I have been using the smart pots the past couple of years and I love them.
Hi Rose, it's amazing how many veggies you can grow in a small space, isn't it? Your garden sounds amazing - so glad you are loving the smart pots, they are perfect for a small space garden. Thanks for sharing and watching!
That was great info. Thank you
What do you fertilize with?
Oh no I now see I missed some videos :( Have to go back and check them out. I was wondering if you have an exotic seed collection? It could contain things like dragon fruit, a special or rare plant, fruit, lettuce, or tomato etc. Just a thought :) Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for your channel, I find all your videos informative and encouraging me to continue gardening. I am growing lettuce and other vegetables in containers, but my seedlings have a green color on the top of its soil. Are the seedlings still safe to grow or do I need to discard them and start over ?
Kim my lettuce looks good. I’ve been doing cut and come again. Although they have not bolted it tastes bitter. I think it’s the 80-90 degree weather in Missouri.
I too live in Missouri and the weather has been killer hot. My first batch of lettuce got eaten by deer and I am thinking of doing some in containers on my covered deck hoping that the deer will stay away.
Every youtuber's garden always seem to grow much faster than mine. I started my tomatoes before you and yours are already ripening lol.
Hello Jack - you'll have ripe tomatoes before you know it! Just think how good they will taste, a reward for all your hard work and patience! How the garden grows is so dependent on the weather - tomatoes thrive once the nights are in the 60's and days are 70-85. Hang in there!
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Thanks for your video! I’m afraid I’m too late!!! I’m a beginner & don’t know what I’m doing yet but I planted! I have bolting and my leaves are so bitter! Is this it for my lettuce plants? Thanks
Silly question, i got a bunch of tomato plants very small ones lol and i'm in NY i am all new to this growing thing. I planted them in OK so so soil because i'm poor lol. Will I get anything out of them? IF so how? What can i add now that i planted them in 5 gallon buckets?
Hi Kim!! I love you videos, I´ve been watching ALL OF THEM the last couple of weeks. I just have one question that to this day has not been answered ( i think you haven´t mentioned it but maybe i missed it)... my question is: What happens if you don´t support your tomatoes (or peas o cucumbers, etc. but mainly tomatoes)?? I hope you can help me as this is my first year growing my own food :)
I only have mine in very small containers should i transplant?
Hi great video on lettuce. I have several varieties that are just about finished i believe. I just received my seed order from you and look forward to see the new varieties of lettuce. How long should i harvest? I have several that the main stem is now about 14 inches tall with a few leaves of lettuce growing only on the very top. The full length of the stems are bare? Is it time to pull these and plant new? I am using a raised garden bed and was wondering since it has been about 47 degrees here in Ventura, California at night, can i plant your seeds directly in my garden bed or must i start the seeds indoors? Suggestions? Thanks for the great videos! Me and my Sister recently received our order from you and were pleasantly surprised. You really pay attention to the details! Congrats on the new book! Hope you sell out multiple times! Have a great day!
Hello! i pinched off a few of my romaine lettuce leaves to taste. They were bitter:(. I don't believe they bolted. Did i pick them too early?
So when we buy lettuce in the store, I assume they are just cutting off the whole plant so that it says in a bunch type thing right? I just planted my first garden so I’m trying to figure out how this all works
Thank you so much for this valuable information- first time I plant lettuce- I do have a question, one of my red lettuce is starting to grow a long stalk and the leaves are coming from it but look very small- do I trim the stalk?
Yes, that means your plant is “bolting”. It will send out flowers and die after. It is the plant’s last-ditch effort to spread its pollen/seeds before dying. If you keep up with regular pruning and maintenance, it will not bolt. 👍 cut and remove any flower stalks
Thanks for the great video. I am struggling with vermicomposting and was wondering if you were still doing that.
I’m not anymore -my garden is full of worms bc of all the organic matter I’ve added. Vermicomposting can be tricky and I did not have good results with a batch and therefore decided to focus on building a healthy environment for worms in my entire garden. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!!
Thanks. Im leaning in that direction too
What liquid fertilizer would you advise for lettuce
will it grow back if the entire head is cut off or do you have to keep the center leaves?
I planted romaine and was trying to harvest it for it to continue to keep producing (not really knowing what I was dooing).. but it seems to just keep growing tall one of the plants does have a flowering at the top. Does that mean it is beyond and not any good? Also... the places where I removed leaves to harvest don't seem to be growing back, Any ideas?
What kind of pot is this? So clean!
Can somebody tell me what to do after you harvest those salad leaves? What do you do with them? Which salad is the best?
It is rainy season here can we sow the lettuce seeds directly???.Nice video.Thank you.
Oh absolutely!! I done that as well with great success!! Good luck- keep me posted!
Thank you! for my thoughts lol my question is how did you get your lettuce to grow through the crate holes?
I cut a hole in the crate liner. I started the seeds indoors, when they were ready to go outside, I pushed them through the crate and in the hole. I cover this in my video: How to build strawberry lettuce crate tower. Thank you so much and my apologies for the delay. CK
Is the flowers on the table calendulas?
What about igloo lettuce. Can you cut it and keep it going?
The cut and grow method will make it last longer. Basically just take what you need from the putter leaves, so it keeps growing without being chopped
Exactly! You are spot on, Sarah! Kim
What are the fabric pots sitting in?
Where did you find that lettuce tower? ❤️
How do you grow good tomato's? Thanks for the video
Hi Matt, I have lots of videos on growing tomatoes, search "tomatoes" on our channel for more info. Have fun!
How to keep bugs 🐛 from eating lettuce? Does spraying lettuce with soapy water work?
I followed someone’s advice to cut the head, of course leaving enough for grow back, but I feel like the romaine didn’t like it. Red leaf was fine and is growing back, but the romaine which I cleaned from first, is not doing as good.
I have the lettuce that don’t like the sun has much forget the name I keep telling my mother the lettuce are ready for harvest she don’t listen they just there growing smh no more trees in the back yard so more Sun is in the spot where they are growing ur garden on your deck looks nicee
Oh bummer! Wished I saw this video first before harvesting my lettuce. I cut mine from the root because that's how the lettuce from the supermarket looks. Guess I have to replant them again 🤷🏻♀️
For how many months should i keep them?
do they come back after winter?
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