How to Plant Lettuce from Seed
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- čas přidán 28. 12. 2013
- You can grow lettuce during the winter as long as you know how to start your lettuce from seed inside your house first. I show you in this video how I start lettuce from seed in February. Stay tuned for my next two installments where I show how to make a quick raised bed for your lettuce and how to transplant your lettuce seedlings. by Bernadette Fox
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My family purchases vegetable seeds from the following places (in no particular order):
harrisseeds.com/
www.burpee.com//
www.stokeseeds.com/
www.johnnyseeds.com/
siegers.com/
Lettuce varieties we have come to enjoy:
Crispino: Iceberg
Buttercrunch: Butterhead aka bib
Green Ice: Leaf
Freckles: Romaine
Disclaimer: All photos, video, and editing were done by me, Bernadette Fox. Music has been licensed to me via Creative Commons. - Jak na to + styl
Thanks for the video, cant wait to start my plants!
Thanks for the video, it was easy and to the point.
Great video. I planted lettuce in a flat 3 weeks ago. The little plants are so close together. What is the best method for removing/separating them so they aren't damaged? Also, should I harden them off before planting out? Thank you.
+Robin Lawson When planting lettuce a bit too thickly they will tend to be pretty spindly, but giving them plenty of natural light and hardening them off slowly will make them stronger and thus be easier to separate when you go to transplant them. There will be some casualties, there always are with such fragile plants, but sounds like you have plenty. Also, when you go to transplant, try grabbing a small bunch of plants and loosening all their roots in the bunch rather than pulling each plant out of the soil. I find it to be a gentler method. Hope this helps!
very informative ! thankyou.. hey whad do call that little seeder with which you sowed the seed?
This is pretty much the exact seeder I have: www.amazon.com/Sower-D9136-Davids-Garden-Seeds/dp/B00HHHYGL8/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1405963125&sr=8-10&keywords=seeder
Thank you !" :)
Amazon.com does not ship to my place in India but I brought it from eBay :)) ..I was not getting what word to type..the word ' dial' helped.. Thanks so much for your help..x
Hi ,new subscriber. What was the soil you were using here. Thanks
Sunshine Growing Mix
I have the absolute worst luck with growing leafy greens. Tomatoes, corn, beans, peas, pretty much anything else I plant grows like a weed.
The first year I planted they bolted to seed too quickly, then the next year entire plants just disappeared (I think it was squirrels) after only having a very tiny handful of plants germinate.
Now this year I've already had to start a second planting because my first seeds didn't germinate. Or they did and then quickly died before even getting a true leaf. Hopefully these ones work out, but I'm about to give up on growing my own leafy greens for good.
I love this video... Can I grow the lettuce indoors year round and keep it in the original container. If so, do I need drainage? Many thanks... New subscriber:-))
bella angel With lettuce when you have harvested it, that is it---the plant is done and doesn't grow back. It is possible to grow lettuce inside, but know that you will need to keep replanting it as you use it up. It is best to grow lettuce outdoors when you can and if you want to have lettuce during the winter months, go ahead and try some inside. You will need a container with drainage. Leaf lettuce is more well-suited to being container grown indoors. Let me know how it goes for you!
Bernadette Fox Many thanks Bernadette! I will keep you posted. Blessings on your day and evening:-))
at first do they need to be in the dark? or you put them under light right away?
They do not need darkness to germinate, but they do not need direct light either. However, putting them under lights right after sowing may keep you from forgetting to put them under the lights later!