Growing Lettuce: You're Doing It WRONG! 3 Tips To Grow TONS Of Lettuce All Year Long in Any Climate!
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- In this video, I share 3 lettuce growing tips to grow tons of lettuce all year long in nearly any climate! After years of growing lettuce, I've learned that most people are doing it wrong. These three growing lettuce tips will turn lettuces from a seasonal treat to year-round abundance!
Whether you're in a hot climate or a cold climate, or whether you're growing lettuce in raised beds, in earth beds or growing lettuce in containers, these tips can help you be successful and extend your growing season.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction To Growing Lettuce Year Round
1:24 Three Critical Lettuce Growing Tips
1:52 Tip #1: Selecting Lettuce Varieties For The Season
5:07 Tip #2: Warming Lettuces During Winter
8:26 Tip #3: Hot Weather Lettuces And Shade Cloth
12:13 Adventures With Dale
If you have questions about how to grow lettuce year round, have questions about growing fruit trees or want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!
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I would have liked to see how you use the shade tarp. Also, a list of lettuces for each season would be really helpful rather than a brief mention.
I encourage everyone to let some of all your lettuces go to seed... it's a surefire way to get another crop in the fall. And save seeds as well. You're a genius dude, pull up the grass, plant lettuce with the flowers and veg. Yes
Haha I’m about ready to start pulling out useless grass. I’ll have to keep some for the dogs though 😅
@@christine9467 just a little bit, or a cedar chip path...
People like their grass, I get it. BUT grow a garden too, am I right? Right out front
I plan on letting one of all my crops bolt so I can save a fortune on new seeds, why buy more when nature gives you them for free...
@@PeterMaddison2483 Ditto fellow genius!
I'm so glad to find someone in NC so I can learn gardening within my own area!!!
How to Grow Lettuce, 101: don't bury the seed--just sprinkle on top of soil, water with extreme fine mist every day (or 2x a day), lettuce seeds need light and a bit of moisture to germinate.
The most informative video on growing lettuce that I have ever seen. 👍
Just wanted to thank you for all of this amazing content. I'm new to gardening, and your videos are amazing. So informative, easy to follow, and relevant subject matter. Thanks again for making these videos...I look forward to watching more.
Very excited to find this video! Thought I was going to have an indoor lettuce garden but I will be trying this now.
Thanks for the tips, I would love to keep lettuce growing all year. Great ideas for us.
Near Tampa here. 9b. I've been gardening forever and always quit the lettuce in June. I never thought to consider the variety! Love this about gardening, it's a never-ending university.
I'm over here in Deltona, going to try the shade cloth and see what I can eek out over the summer!
@@andreacastelli6296 I got the shade cloth and it's super nice with grommets on all sides and elastic bungees! It's cut the heat down by at least 10°!
This is my new favorite channel! SO much great information for a new gardener.
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
I'm in Canada, cold cold here, and I grow romaine lettuce during summer in grow bags, 7 gallon plus size bags, and I use my own seeds every year. This year, I purchased other variety seeds and see how they will do. I like the idea of shade tarp supported with PVC pipes, which may extend the harvesting a bit longer during cold months. Lettuce, Kale, and Swiss Chard are the main leafy greens of my kitchen garden, and then comes Tomatos, Bell Peppers, Egg Plant, Cucumbers, and super hot Chilli varieties. Yum Yum Season for sure.
I am planting my third round of lettuce this weekend. Thanks for the helpful hints.
If you found this video helpful, please “Like” and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊 TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Introduction To Growing Lettuce Year Round
1:24 Three Critical Lettuce Growing Tips
1:52 Tip #1: Selecting Lettuce Varieties For The Season
5:07 Tip #2: Warming Lettuces During Winter
8:26 Tip #3: Hot Weather Lettuces And Shade Cloth
12:13 Adventures With Dale
EXTREMELY HELPFUL 👍
You're fun to watch and lots of helpful info 💞
liked and shared! where in your amazon store do i find the shade cloth?
Fantastic Info! I live in the same area and trying my hand at growing romaine!
Very good information for the southern states but Good Luck growing lettuce in the winter in Minnesota!! :) Just isn't going to happen. But the mention of shade cloth for during the heat of summer is VERY helpful. Keeps the lettuce Kale etc soft and tender! Cheers!
I'm so excited that you made this video.Thanks for this video.
This may be the best video I have ever watched. Exactly what I needed when I needed it. Wonderful, useful and hard to find information. Thank you very much.
GREAT video. I’m in Southern California zone 9b….NO danger of cold here but the heat 🥵 is a killer. I have to put shade cloth over all my plants or they fry in the sun! Love Dale, he is precious 💕
Much needed information! Thank you!!
Enormously helpful! Thanks
Zone 9 i grew roman from seed from a plant i bought at the store and grew it too seed. Its very hot here in florida so i grow lettuce under a shade tree. Works fine.
That’s excellent! If you can do it, I have no excuses 😆
@@TheMillennialGardener thank you for the compliment. Like i said b4 you have so many good ideas i have used i almost feel like i stoled them. My fig is looking amazing my garden is really a garden this year. I mean im harvesting onions lettuce cucumbers peppers bell peppers 4types of tomatoes.4 type of citrus guavas black berrys blue berrys squash of many kind peas beans...i really can not believe im doing it...my first season almost a total failure but thanks too channels like yours and my unwillingness too be beaten ( Taurus )bullheaded..lol my 2nd season has been awesome. My biggest problem and its a good one is what too do with all this food. Way too much for the 4 people that live here. 😃 ive been blessed for sure. Well mr millennial peace&plenty
I was unaware of these lettuce facts….having you as a neighbor (I’m in Greenville, NC), I have a new source of information for gardening…. Clicking subscribe!
I live south of Munich, Bavaria, near the Alpes, Zone 6.
Here we grow corn salad (Valerianella locusta) without protection all winter with good results. Miracle of four seasons also survives, but grows not sufficently. I will try to give it some warmth at daytime next winter. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
What great information. Thanks so much!!
A great video again. Wonderful information well explained. Thank you! ❤
Informative and very enlightening!! It's Sept 20th ,2022 and I'm growing about 10 romaine transplants I purchased 2 weeks ago locally here in zone 7. They're doing wonderfully...this time around due to the shade cloth I've been using during the hotter days. Now that I know why I was unsuccessful this past June, I feel much better about this 2nd go round!! I just started gardening this past May and was only disappointed with the lettuce. Knowledge is power...applied....even more so!! Now I'll be more conscious of the variety I'm buying each season!! Thank you ever so much!! You made my day!! Abundance and increase like never before to you and yours !!
I just discovered little gem this year and I love it!
Good job bro. Truly inspired. Thanks 🌞🌱
Excellent video! Full of helpful advice.
Thanks for sharing! Great info!👍🏽
You have opened my eyes about lettuce. Besides the fact that I thought lettuce had a very small growing season I am going to keep my garden from being dormant in the Winter. Thanks a lot!!
Me too! All year round? I’m looking forward to it!
a very thorough lesson.
Just got my Sow Right Caesar romaine lettuce after watching another video you had on lettuce...was thankful to find this video to give more information on growing. Living in NE AL our temperature hot/humid...and what works for you...should work for us. We are enjoying learning about how to garden better...at 70/80...we are never too old to learn a better way. Thank you for being such a good teacher young man : ).
Awesome and timely! If I could add..we need more bitter greens in our diet. Bitter is a digestive stimulus. Bitters extract is an ancient remedy for stomach ache, modernity has adjusted it’s use as a flavoring in cocktails. I grow enough lettuce (in a greenhouse)to harvest leaves daily for meals year round, in the harsh foothills of Colorado.
Great video! Thanks! Fantastically informative. Maybe this is the year I will actually grow lettuce and succeed. Thank you so much!
I grow all my greens hydroponicly but this video has a lot of great info thanks.
I’m glad to hear it! Thank you 😊
I love lettuce more than any other vegetable. Thank you for great education and your variety favorites. We're in Texas and use containers on wheels that can be wheeled into shade and under shelter. So, thanks so much! I'll be buying those varieties. No more thinking that lettuce can only be a cold weather crop.
Great , I thought I couldn't grow lettuce here in zone 9b .
I've tried and given up because I had so many bolt. You've just given me the incentive to try again . Thank you. Hugs to Dale .
In 9b, you will be able to grow lettuce from October thru April virtually effortlessly. For the warmer months, you will want to plan ahead with heat tolerant varieties and provide adequate shade. Don't underestimate the importance of variety selection. It may take trialing a few heat tolerant varieties to find what do well for you. I recommend looking into Jericho Romaine and Giant Caesar Romaine.
Great information and tips! Thanks for sharing the video
You're welcome!
You are one of the best teachers. Thank you for everything that you do.
You are very welcome! Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing these great ideas. Last year I didn’t have enough shade cloth so I grew some lettuce on the north side of my climbing bean trellis and that worked great to provide shade and keep the lettuce cooler.
That's an excellent idea! If you have the proper infrastructure, you don't have to spend money on a shade cloth. Since my garden is in full blazing sun, I don't have much of a choice but to get shade cloth. However, if you have side beds and can take advantage of natural shade, save the $!
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💚 Yay for more lettuce year round, thank you. 💚
I'm in a 5b zone and always thought it was too cold to grow lettuce in the winter. I'll have to check out the 'earth box' you mentioned.
As always a great video with lots of helpful information. We are near Pinehurst so planting lettuce now sounds fantastic!
I love my 40% shade cloth. I have one just like yours and have used it for a couple years now. I use bungee cords to hook on the grommets and hook the other side to the fence which goes around my raised bed garden. Works really well for covering a large area and not just a single bed.
Outstanding! It comes in really large sizes. I've seen it up to 30'x30'. As you said, you can cover the *entire* garden by using it as a solar sail overtop. I have plans to do all these things one day when I completely fence in my garden.
@@TheMillennialGardener “lettuce” see for sure!
Thank you so much for this video! I bought the summer crisp lettuce to try for this summer. New subscriber here. ❤️🙏
Thanks for this video, learned a lot
I was not aware of the temp variations on lettuce as I just thought cool season. Ty for clarification on this! Now I can buy the correct varieties!
Great video! 1 iceberg lettuce is between $10-$14 in Australia atm...due2 food shortages..Yes! I like2 eat lettuce all year round...Thankyou for converting the degrees in Australia too.🙂Shared!!
Awesome info - thanks so much!
I’ve been subscribed to you for quite some time, but never watched this video. I would have to say it’s the best lettuce video out there.!!
Thanks for this video. I live in the mountains of NC & don't have long periods of direct sun in my yard. More of a mottled, partial shade. I am feeling encouraged that my lettuce I planted in a container might work out. I got tired of being afraid my conditions aren't perfect so I just planted in what I have.
Great information. Thank you
I’ve learned so much from you! Thank you! You make me want to move south! Your garden is so inspiring! I’m going to try some of your instructions here on the southeast coast of NY!
Im in Maryland, zone 6a, and i will definitely try growing lettuce this winter...thank you!
Excellent information, as a lifelong gardener, I must admit to having hit or miss results with a variety of lettuce strains, greatly these tips!
I almost never cut an entire lettuce plant off at once. I normally just pluck a few leaves from multiple plants as I need them, and let them eventually bolt so I can collect the seeds. :)
I currently only grow Flashy Butter Gem Lettuce, because it’s really resistant to almost everything my Danish climate/nature throws at them. Slugs don’t really like it, and almost no bugs eat it.
I found this lettuce because I bought a packet with a mix of varieties from Baker Creek, and during a particular wet night all the other varieties had been eaten all the way to the ground by slugs, except for the Flashy Butter Gem. :)
nice & agreed, love it! we grow lettuce, cilantro, radishes, etc year round😊
I did not know that about the lettuce. I didn't think any could handle the cold. Thanks for the information. 👍
Thanks for this
9b Californian here. I grow mine in movable tubs so i can relocate to a shady spot when it gets too hot. i also save my seeds so i can overplant a couple of bins and harvest them for microgreens/baby lettuce. Fresh salads all year...cheers
I love this! Thank you!
Have you considered interplanting it underneath taller plants that would provide shade? I've been trying to grow lettuce underneath okra this year.
Yes, but the problem is the lettuce goes in well before those taller plants. It is easier to just erect shade cover. I’ll be enclosing a lot of beds this next fall and winter.
That "Marvel of 4 Seasons" is my GOAT! Love that lettuce.
Great tips thanks - another easy one for Summer: plant the lettuces next to your tomatoes or cucumbers, on the north side (north hemisphere), to shade them in the hottest hours of the day. No need to buy anything and you use up a space that you will not use for other sun loving summer crops. Also keeps the ground covered with good stuff.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Beautiful head of lettuce.
Awesome info! I love your vids. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy them 😊
Thanks for the Celsius, that is greatly appreciated
I tried Giant Caesar two years ago and harvested it as a cut and come again plant. It wasn’t bitter that year . Last year was hot and it bolted and got bitter so I pulled it. This year I didn’t get to plant the spring cool weather lettuces so I harvested the edible weeds, and last years surviving Kale and Collards.
I tried Egyptian Lettuce and harvested leaves every day. Look for lettuces that grow in hot climates.
This May was crazy hot, so I was impressed by its resilience. Since I filmed this, we had three 95 degrees in a row and it is FINALLY bolting, so I’m going to pick it all shortly. I think shade cloth will be more insurance. I’m eventually going to build covers on all my beds for this reason.
New Zealand spinach is a good one for warmer climates.
@@TheMillennialGardener Where do you source the Giant Caesar, Lettuce Seeds?
Awesome video.!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge..!!
You're welcome!
Another great vid MG! I have been growing lettuce year round in Oregon West of the Cascades for years. I have used hoop houses and my greenhouse, pros and cons to each. You are spot on with selecting the proper varieties for winter vs. summer.
Once you cut the head of lettuce off, is that it for the plant or will it regrow?
@@aychkay3534 I just pick off the outer leaves right at the stem, as long as you do not cut the center growing point the plant will keep producing. Red lettuces seem to be the most cold hardy for me. Hope that helps. Good luck!
@@dr.b865 I really appreciate the response! Thank you!
I appreciate you using Celsius too. Thanks! 😉👌
You're welcome!
thank you for mentioning the temperature, I don't have a green house, and here in my area it gets down to -9 F for the Winter season, and I usually start planting in April.
Great information! Thanks. I am in zone 7B and it is rarely under freezing all day here.
I want to grow my own lettuce. I’m in zone 9B. I’m going to study this video over & over!
Yes it have been really hot!! This is my first year gardening ( in containers). Yesterday I was sick to my stomach my plants looked dead 😂😂. I had to order a shade tarp and then today it rain. But I’m ready for that heat . But thank you for this information because I love salads.
Me too with containers! I have a few on wheels (grow boxes with a reserve for water) They help a lot because of my back. You just wheel it to a shady part closer to the house wall. I hope this helps you.
In Z 9B here in the Gulf Coast of Texas also and I’ve NEVER grown lettuce because I never thought I could. I’m very excited to hear that I can! Thank you for all of your tips and information! So grateful for your video! I was very happy to see that you also use Baker Creek Heirloom variety seeds as well! Question: To grown a summer variety, in what month do you plant your Giant Romain?
Ditto!
All winter you could grow sweet peas, carrots, most lettuce radish.
In 9b probably April
I've watched and rewatched this video and I think he mentions somewhere when he plants his lettuce, but he does start it indoors so it's ready to go when the time is right. I've never done that with lettuce, just directly sown and I really want to do it his way but I just don't have room here. Very teensy house. But my motto is "there's always a way."
I'm way late but I'm in Georgia zone 8b and I've found that by giving my plants morning sun and basically cutting off all sun after 1 or 2 in the afternoon really helps even for tomatoes and corn it's just too darn hot for a lot of these varieties.
Very informative thank You
Great video with tons of information. We live in 8b coastal SC very similar to your climate. I can't wait to restart some lettuce now instead of waiting till fall. Dale looks so at peace at the beach not a care in the world🥰
Close to Parris Island where the classic romaine was named? 🥬 Our summers are very, very similar for sure.
I live in North Texas and grow lettuce in a greenhouse. Subscribed on this video alone! Thanks
Great information thanks
Love your size of garden!
I'm up on the north coast of BC in 🇨🇦 and was wondering why my lettuces tasted bitter when I grew them in full sun during our short growing season. I'll be looking more into varieties that are suited to our climate now. Thanks for the info 👍
That's amazing information! Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Great information, thanks for sharing that!
You're welcome!
Excellent info! Thank you!
You’re welcome!
I love that you know so much about pushing the zones. In Maine 5b my lowest Temps are between -10 and -15 degrees F. I know people experiment with winter growth in high tunnels here but it's tough. It's a deep freeze for a month or so every winter. Therefore I built an indoor grow room and have an indoor grow tent packed away in case more space is needed. What gets people here is the cost of good quality grow lights because they are not created equal. Edit: usually if crops won't grow outside i grow them inside instead and vice versa. Between the two methods I haven't found anything yet that won't grow. But I am far from having grown everything.
What grow lights do you find are best?
I need to invest in some shade cloth. I was finally able to grow lettuce after I thought I couldn't for some reason. Now I have it in a small 4x4 movable bed that I can move into the shade if needed. I need to expand my lettuce growing though, especially since the ones I finally got to grow are looking awesome. I'm surprised my 10 yr old hasn't stolen leaves from any😆. Also, this info was very helpful. 🌱
I put some lettuce seed down in October, it had barely come up before our extrodinarily rainy winter hit. I figured it wasn't going to make it so I just ignored it over the winter. Even through we had multipe frosts and feet not inches of rain it I had four good plants last through the winter and start growing again in February. It is now early May and I'm still taking harvesting off those four plants and they are going strong. This was my first time growing lettuce as I always thought is was a hard to grow plant but I'm already putting more down for later this year. Great video.
I'm in zone 10a. I have tons of shade. I'll be trying growing lettuce for the first time. Thank you. I'll be brave lol
Just subbed, some great advice thank you 👍. Watching from across the pond 🏴 . Robbo.
Thank you! Just what I needed so grow lettuce this summer!
You're welcome!
Thanks for all these tips! We’re in Virginia Beach and super stoked on having that Giant Caesar you recommended! I’ll be trying the Red Sails and Marvel of 4 Seasons in the next few months!
I’m in zone 6 and I do grow lettuces most of the year. Some go to seed pretty quickly when it gets hot, obviously I need to check my varieties. However, when the temps are right the seeds sprout, even after a very cold ringer and I get lettuce popping up all over in the early spring. I think the fact these seeds are acclimating to my climate makes them even hardier in all the temperature variations we have.
I’ve also found that if I grow it in the shade of other plants like tomatoes, pile beans and onions, it survives our summers better than being in the full sun.
Great video, I can’t wait to start some of the romaine you talked about. Do you have a source for those seeds.
Thank you! I stopped even trying to grow lettuce because I thought I was in the wrong zone! I’m south Florida! Doing it today! Thank you!
Be sure to start your seeds in trays indoors. Lettuce seed won't germinate well (if at all) in our hot summers, because they are a cool season crop. A trick to germinating lettuce in the summer is to start them in seed trays, pop the trays into the fridge overnight, then pull them out in the morning and keep them indoors at room temperature near a sunny window to warm back up. This simulates the 40 degree nights and 70 degree days of spring when lettuce naturally germinates. Once germinated, you can slowly harden them off outside in shade, then transplant into your shadiest location, such as along the immediate north side of your house.
Thanks for the fahrenheit to celsius conversions... it's really helpful 🙂
You’re welcome!
I’m in the Med region and we reach 45 Celsius, here. Going to put your tips to the test and try growing lettuce, this year. I didn’t even try last summer, but I now work in a zoo, so lettuce 365 dpy, for the animals sounds great!
Z 9B here. Thanks for this very timely (and informative) video! I'm getting ready to install a new raised bed in an area where I can easily add shade cloth. I was thinking about growing lettuce - but wasn't sure if I could. Looks like I can! 😉
I think you can under good shade! 40% shade cloth is my recommendation. The shade tarp I have linked in my Amazon storefront is very high quality. It has lasted me 3 years and is still like new.
Excellent! ..Thanks for the info.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video! I’m in SC and I’m new to growing.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
I'm so excited that you made this video. I was just thinking with the rising cost of food and imminent world-wide food shortages that I need to figure out more options to grow year-round so we can have more consistency throughout the year. Thank you for bringing this up!
Awesome timing! I was gonna plant some lettuce under my cucumber trellis woohoo!!
Loved the head of lettuce next to your head for scale. 🤣