How to Grow Lettuce Indoors - Bring Your Garden INSIDE!
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- How to grow lettuce indoors - bring your garden inside this winter by growing lettuce indoors no matter what the weather is outside - it’s quick, simple and inexpensive! Follow the tips in this video and you’ll be harvesting your own fresh, tasty, lettuce indoors in just a few weeks.
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What are you growing indoors? Thanks for watching!
Thank you Kim much appreciated I love all your vide I've been subscribe to you for a while just keep to my self but love it hope to here from you soon
I've been with for about 4 year
Tip: you don't even need the 🔨 I just light a 🕯️ and heat up the nail & just push it through the plastic. Also if you have an awl you can heat the tip of the awl the same way 🕯️
Or put the plastic on a piece of wood and nail from the inside of the plastic box into the wood.
Awwww, love your dog!
Awww, thanks. Thanks for watching CK
Just received my lettuce packets! I appreciate your personal note to thank me for my purchase. Such a nice way to show you value your customers. Thanks Kim!
Greetings from Prince Edward Island, Canada. I've grown lettuce indoors for a few years now and from the *cough* recalls of CA lettuce up here; more reason to grow my own :)
Nice Video! The tip about pre moistening potting soil is very helpful. Can’t wait to grow lettuce indoors and try the grow lights.
Ive got many plastic produce containers filled w lettuce etc, I like that you show to use what you probably already have around the house 👍
I love to reuse everything I can! Lol
You have me hooked going to start salad this weekend i don't have grow bulb but gonna give it go with an led and gooseneck desklamp
aww - her puppy looks so sleepy sitting beside her :)
Hey, Kim,
Use a drill with a 1/4" bit to drill holes in the bottom of the container and go slow - no cracking!
...and never drill in the direct center of a rigid plastic container- that's the stress point... it will eventually give way or crack in its first season.
Or if using a hammer and a nail, keep the container right side up, place it on a piece of wood and hammer the nail through the plastic. When it reaches the wood, stop hammering and put the nail out straight up.
i use a soldering iron for making nice even holes in containers.
I started Black Seeded Simpson, Red Salad Bowl, spinach, and kale 4 weeks ago in some storage containers, and put them under the lights I use to start my seedlings in the spring. Those lights don't need to rest! They can work right through the winter! After about a month, I had my first harvest! It is so satisfying to go in and snip my greens , give them a little rinse, and let them chill a little in the fridge before putting together my salad. Keep spreading the word that you can keep gardening through the winter!
Super!! Thanks for watching!!!
3 yes ago but still amazing video. Yes I have southern windows and want lettuce and green all winter long THANK YOU! Love your
Humble and low cost suggestion alternatives. God Bless you
I love watching your videos. They are carefully planned out and easy to follow along. I am very excited to see how my lettuce turns out!
Thank you!!! You can do it!
I just got a bunch of seeds and a fee grow bags for my potatoes and dwarf fruit trees. I'm growing everything inside. I will have the vine plants growing up and around a frame of one of those tent like stands that the wind had ripped up. the frame is good and sturdy. On the top of it I can picture my grapes growing up there. Havent figured out how. Thanks for the shoebox idea. I bought 32 of them last year and only used five from the box. I'm so excited! its 9:32 pm and I'm going to pull them out and get to hammering and planting! Lol! You are an AWESOME lady!!!
I have been feeling really depressed about not having a garden to care for. I would just look out side at my empty dead garden ( im in zone 7, NYC) and had to stop myself from crying. I am going to try these indoor lettuce and see what happens. I am really excited about the possibility. Thank you!!
That potting mix looks soooooo amazing I wish I could dig my hands in their through the screen
I hope your garden is doing well your lettuce looks amazing
Home grown lettuce is unbeatable
Hi Umair, fresh salads are so tasty, you never want to eat bagged salads again. Good Dirt soil is by far the best I've ever used, it can be used over and over again and really does cut down on the watering. Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
Omg, thanks for the light 💡 idea 😃👍!!! This was a fantastic video Kim 😘
Glad you’re enjoying the videos! Thanks for watching!!
Loved it, very detailed, thanks can't wait to start it tomorrow.
First time lettuce grower here. Harvested mesclun mixed greens for a salad a few weeks ago and it was the best tasting lettuce I've ever had! Now I got the itch and have Romaine and other mixed greens going.
Super!!
Started growing my lettuces, spinach, kale, arugula and mustard greens in pots outdoors. I’ve had to cover them several times this fall. You all are out of Trifecta and worm castings so I ordered another brand from Amazon. Now looking to see where I can place them indoors to get enough sunlight. I will keep you posted. I’m in B’ham, AL. Thank you!
i use kitty litter jugs on deck for lettuces. soldering iron is good for making holes in containers. the one i have was in tool box for years, never used, but now it stays handy in my gardening gear. the big clear juice jugs are useful as well.
I will try this for sure love leaf lettuce. Thank great video.
Love this!! Thank you Kim!
This is great. Can you do follow up videos so we can watch it grow?
Thanks for your valuable instructions .
Oh wow, I have a ton of those plastic shoeboxes and never considered planting in them, thank you!
I love growing my Gourmet Blend mix which has that red salad bowl lettuce in it. So delicious all together I agree!. That red Romaine looks so great and I really need to get some of those soon lol. I'm waiting on some much-needed finances so I can re invest in my garden to be able to donate the produce I grow to the homeless shelters in need. I will definitly keep you in mind to order from in the future! I live in Fl and have been growing for about 7yrs. It's such a passion of mine and I love to help anyone I can however I can! Thanks for sharing, I grow tons of lettuce, its so good picked fresh and young! I use a t5 grow light when I have to during cold spells, which is rare for us here.. lol
Nice content video and your presentation is calm. I watched without even speeds up video. I made a DIY container bin which inside i fully paste it with aluminium foil, and my light i kind of set it on the bin lid so all the light will concentrate inside the bin with minimal light spreads out of the bin. I left some space on bin sides to allow ventilation.
Great video for me. I'm a beginner with planting anything!! My rabbit needs lettuce and so does my health. Lettuce is so expensive right now it's been on the news. So I'm excited about indoor planting.
Thank you! I’m going to get those tins from dollar tree. I see them all the time and always want to get some for my herbs because they are so cute! But was wondering if they were ok to use
Hello CaliKim
This is Raza from India.I used to get inspiration from your videos.
Great you are!
It's too hot where I live to grow lettuce or any greens outdoors unless its Oct-Feb. I want to try this!
Who ever disliked the video must of been jealous about cali's lettuce
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Perfect Timing mhm!
Hope you and your family have a Happy and Enjoyable Thanksgiving! Could be a treat if your sky is clear, as there is a bright Full Moon behind the clouds up this way again. -Bob...
Thank you, you for this!
Thank you for sharing
For drain holes in plastic containers, heat the tip of the nail and melt the hole through. Hammer and nail may crack the container.
This video is amazing, thank you :)
I have planned to grow lettuce after couple of months, as Iam just growing carrots n radishes in this cool weather also planted peas seedlings!will grow lettuce soon.😃your lettuce was amazing!!😘
Super Vineeth! Glad you’re enjoy the lettuce! Thanks for watching!
Good idea
Aldi sells THE BEST thick study chicken clear plastic meat trays. I use them for water trays on so many plants. They hold up very well. Family packs are the best.
Awesome video 👍
Nice video Kim. I love growing indoors because I can use natures refrigerator and only cut lettuce, spinach, kale when I need it. Also no need to have to worry about washing it off. On top of that it's only a few steps away.
Oh, and one other thing, you can use a drill rather than using a nail and Hammer I found it works much better. Just shake any of the shavings that you get out. Have a nice day. 😎😎😎
Great advice I do the same
your dog is adorable by the way
Ty vety useful tip
Great idea! I think drilling holes is actually easier than hammering the holes in.
I use a sodering iron to put hole in my plastic containers. You could also do a heated nail.
Great video - I am heading to the thrift shop tomorrow to find some things to grow gifts in Cheers from Aussieland
Super!! Thanks for watching!!!!!
You are very generous to share your experiences regarding planting but mostly focus on gardening tools for selling that is inevitable, but I'd like to ask you please mention about important issues as well such the number of days for germination that you haven't mention in this video and time of watering and so on. Thanks any way
Thanks Kim! Whenever you want to do a giveaway of a few grow lights for your subscribers....please let me know! Much love today!!
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Brad
Hey Brad, would love to try out some of your lights, please email me at calikim@calikimgardenandhome.com. Thanks for watching!
@@CaliKim29 Email sent. I love your channel. Been watching and subscribed for awhile. 😊
The tip of a hot glue gun works great for making holes in the bottom of plastic containers! Just don’t insert a glue stick, obviously haha.
I grew my microgreens indoor in coco coir recently. They grew to about 2" to 4" tall, I had 18 4" pots, then the dreaded surface mold arrived. I harvested the tops and put them in a mason jar in the fridge and I am enjoying them daily on my dinner salad. There is a cure for the mold that I learned about several days later. Not too late to start again. Thanks for all your videos and the knowledge you share.
Hi Shirley, glad your microgreens are growing like crazy, they are so tasty. I'm surprised you got mold growing in coco coir, what solution did you use to get rid of it? Microgreens grow so fast, within a week or so, you'll be harvesting more. Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
@@CaliKim29 There was video on growing microgreens from John @ Growing your greens and his guest Larry, they recommended hydrogen peroxide on the mold. (Three days after I cut mine off.)It worked. So I'm going to start a new batch soon. I hope you and your family has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
Hey Are you going to do a series on Succession planting. I am trying to plan out my 2019 garden and start growing more lettuces and other greens. Great video. I am glad to see everything is going ok.
This is a great video although I'm late to the party. (Aug.5, 2019) This is my first year growing lettuce in a container but it's great. They look pretty, I have fresh produce, and don't have to worry about the food recalls. I will be trying your suggestions for growing indoors over winter since I live in Wisconsin. Thank you!!
Amen!!
Love all those cute CONTAINERS 👍👍👍. Thrift shops for coffee cups💚💚💚 I always load up on those FLOWER TIN containers from dollar tree👍👍👍 Can't wait to grow lettuce indoors💚💚💚ThanQ 🌱🌱🌱🎃🎃🎃
Thank you
You're welcome! Thank you for being here!
Love your dog....
Thank you. ps- beautiful dog:-)
Hi Kim! I'm a native Californian like you, but I live now in Italy (very challenging climate to grow in- especially while trying to learn!). I love so much your and Gary's videos. I have learned so much and have been inspired by you to take on gardening, thank you!
I have a question: I love, too, those beautiful metal containers, but don't they get rusty when you have to water your seeds/ plants, also, with the humidity? Do you treat them with a sealer? I have thought of that, but didn't want to add any chemicals to anything I would be growing to eat. Did you have any rust issues in using them? Thank you!
Use a wood burner to make holes on plastic! Works perfect
Buy a soldering iron, about $5, at any hardware store or online to make holes big and small easily on plastic containers with high heat
You rthebestttt so easy 1 two three
That’s why I use a drill bit and a drill so much battery won’t get all that cracking in the bottom of the container
I just recently bought your book and what a great book and read for a newbie gardener (started our first veggie garden in 2019). I am trying to start seeds this year as well and your light video was great and I’m all set up for when I start my seeds. But I have decided to start lettuce indoors until I can start seeding and planting in the garden. I do have a question, after everything is done should I put a clear cover over the container until the seeds start to sprout? Like a greenhouse.
I’m like you, I like the lettuce with red on them.
light a candle and hold a nail with a pair of needle nose pliers over the flame it will melt holes in the plastic with no cracking
This is great for guinea pig owners :D
Love this video! I have the gardening itch soooo bad! Especially when I got my #CaliKimSmartPot in the mail with seeds! Thank you for the free pack of seeds by the way:) I am pumped!!!! Thank you!
So glad your Smart Pots arrived! Which seeds are you going to plant first? And you are welcome for the free pack of seeds, have fun! Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
@@CaliKim29 havent decided what im going to plant first..hmmmm....ALL OF IT! Well, in the spring...lol we have icy weather here in #zone6b. I am growing some basil and lettuce in my windowsill now.
CaliKim I meant to tell you this as well...I've ordered from other seed companies and you by far had the fastest delivery time. I live on the other side of the country! Thank you for processing my order so fast!
Those smart pots are perfect for the little space I have, plus I can keep growing and donating while searching for another place. We rent and it's time to move on to hopefully bigger and better things. I want to be able to donate most of what Im growing to people in need and start a few non profit programs that will help a lot of people really soon!! Enjoy them!! They look so much better than the smartpots they sell here!
I live in Canada and would love to try this indoors. I have a very sunny south window. It's very expensive to order anything from the USA,so I'm hoping to find seeds at my local Garden Centre or Organic Grocery stores. Thank you!
Good luck and happy planting!! Indoor growing is so much fun!
your lettuce looks really good
Its always does..lol
Suggestion for plastic containers... Don't turn upside down. If it is big enough like one on video hit nail when bottom is on a hard surface. Your odds of cracking much better. Or heat nail and melt through.
Now that it is getting warm here in Bakersfield can I just grow my lettuce indoors ? Love all your videos.
Yes, this becomes your indoor garden, Laura! Kim
Just drill the bottom plastic, use a crafting solder iron or heat a nail to poke holes. OR Hammer the inside box on a board IF YOU MUST. Home made 2:1 Peat moss/ perlite mix is sooooooo much cheaper. Just wet peat moss so it become absorbent then add the perlite. I add a little bit of Dr Earth dry organic fertilizer. You only need a tablespoon or so in a box this size. My preferred way is to use a 20-20-20 1/2 strength liquid fertilizer to water and WATCH IT GROW. 😉
I use metal skewers heated in the stove's flame to poke holes through plastic...
Great video thank you! I was wondering about the plastic containers though. I have so many of them lying around and I'd like to use them but I'm a little nervous about the chemicals from the plastic leaching into the dirt and then into the plants. Is this a valid concern ? I really want to make use of all my containers!!
Love your video, should of used a drill bit... keep it up I've learned a lot from you
I also live in SoCal so I can grow lettuce outside all winter. :)
Perfect time to grow it here in So Cal. With the fires and heat I love growing it indoors all year long. Thx for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
Thats awesome, me too here where we live in Fl. I have most of my plants outdoors all year and always adding more to the 125+ I grow..lol It's amazing what we can grow here. I have beautiful peppers growing along with a variety of green beans, peas, carrots, lettuce, blueberries, blackberries, cherry tomatoes radish & more..lol all doing so great and I'm getting ready to harvest soon. Can't wait
Hi, I'm using the bottom ends of romaine in the bottom ends of celery I put a little honey across the tops and they're growing quite well in water. I just wanted to plant them in some soil and see how that goes but they look pretty good.
Nice Elizabeth - glad to hear they're looking good. 👍
What wattage would you need in the grow light? Great videos. Thanks
If u used plastic container, i suggest to burn your nail on candle/stove then pierce it on your container and u will get nice hole without cracking your plastic container
Hi Kim, great video … how do I know when its time to harvest the lettuce? Do they need full sunlight?
Thanks in advance.
I love those containers... I got a bunch from Dollar Tree, too!
Aren’t they so cute! I got a bunch last spring and wish I got more. They make perfect gifts or centerpieces for a garden party. Thx for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
What dollar store for those nice metal ones? Dollar tree, dollar general? I looked our local dollar stores and they have nothing like them.
Can someone who has one of the metal flower and garden dollar store pots post the bar code number shown on the bottom, so I can look for them?
@@davidwho8215 Dollar Tree is where you will find them. You can always order online from them to. Sorry my barcodes are peeled off.
It’s easier to do it indoors because don’t have to get rid of weeds and bugs but sometimes I do collect rainwater for my plants and food
I love vids where the co-host is is four legged!!!
HA HA. That is funny! He is so loyal and knows when I am filming.
Yes
Hi Dale - what kind of lettuce are you growing indoors? Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
@@CaliKim29 Oakleaf green
👉Along with that heated nail & aue...an EMPRY GLUE GUN tip works great too👍👍👍
Must you not put another tray under that one that has the soil and the holes in it so it does not drip out the water also does the Lettuce have to be bottom wartered also.? Thanks for sharing etc
A BB gun makes nice holes on plastic containers. Just saying :) Helpful video as always. Thanks
i just planted seeds the other day and they already sprouted except a few. so i added more seeds, but then the original seeds sprouted. so in those cells its not a mix of ball and strawberry spinach. oh well. im also cooking my first thanksgiving this year. and im using lots of garden fresh herbs
Hi Jack, lettuce germinates so fast - one reason it's so fun to grow. Your turkey will be amazing with fresh herbs, congrats on a good garden year! Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving!
I laughed reading this because I do the same exact thing! LOL I'm always impatient when gardening. I want things to sprout in no time! I found easier ways to germinate quicker, by just constantly keeping that soil really moist at all times during germination, in a really sunny location off the bat. Happy growing your lettuce! It is so much fun and easy to grow!
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Nice vedio. U can heat the nail and make holes in the plastic container.
In some videos I watched they added fertilizer or other stuff to the soil, but you didn't. Is a bag of potting mix all we need? How long can you use the soil in you pot before you have to replace it? Just replace it with new soil, or add nutrients every so often?
I am totally new to planting Lettuce and actually new to planting anything. I want to start planting Lettuce indoors but I have a question. Do you have bugs or any type of insects that get Into your Lettuce inside the house?
Keeping the soil moist on top creates problems with Fungus Gnats haven.
I've been trying Mosquito Bits & sticky sticks.
What do you suggest?
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Can you use a dome cover for growing indoors?
What do you put under the planters to catch any water?
Hi Kim! I love watching your videos and tutorials, I’m from Ontario, Canada and I live in an apartment so space is limited but I also started some seeds indoor. I want to grow lettuces indoors so I can have year round supply of greens😊. My question is what to do after you harvest the greens? Do you just keep on planting seeds in the same grow container every couple of weeks? I hope to hear from you! Thanks and more power to you!
Hello Sweet December, thanks for following along, so glad you are growing greens inside - good for you! You can plant one container with seeds, then plant another small container a few weeks later. When the first container is ready (3-4 weeks) harvest with the cut and come again method, pinching off the outer leaves, new leaves will grow back. After several harvests, the plants in the first container will start looking ratty, pull out the plants and plant new seeds. If you time it right, the 2nd container will be just about ready to harvest when the first one is done. Just keep repeating this process with 2 o 3 containers to have a continual supply. Hope the helps!
CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY thank you very much! I will take pictures and tag you on Instagram so you can see it!😊
I’m late to the party here, but hopefully you see this. With leaf lettuce, you can cut off the outside leaves. The new leaves will grow out, and when they’re a good size, you cut the outermost leaves again. You need several plants because you’re only cutting a few from each plant, but you can harvest them many times before you need to replant.
what do you put as a water tray under the beautiful tin ones_
When growing indoors do you fertilize?
How long do you leave the grow light on each day?