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Posted by keepitlow 7 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 13, 09 at 9:18
| Anyone grow lettuce inside? What varieties do you grow? How does it come out compared to growing outdoors? |
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RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| I'm growing some in an office window but in a hydro (DWC) system. Fantastic taste and fast growth. This fall/next winter I'll have a double wide window set aside just for lettuce, tomato and green beans. Mike |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| In many places it's far easier to grow lettuce indoors. Where I live it gets too hot or too cold most of the time for lettuce to do well, and when the temperatures are good the bugs eat most of anything I try to grow outdoors. Inside you can keep the plants happy and healthy without pesticides. There isn't really a downside. |
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- Posted by rokal LongIsland/z6b (My Page) on
Fri, Mar 20, 09 at 9:23
| I've been growing many varieties of loose leaf lettuce under florescent lights with great results. A fresh, home grown salad in the dead of winter really helps cure the winter blues. Regard, Rokal |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| Rokal, what lights are you using? I was wondering if my cool FL would be good for this after the tomatos are all outside. |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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- Posted by rokal LongIsland/z6b (My Page) on
Fri, Mar 20, 09 at 10:38
| rj_hythloday, I use T-8 fixtures with cool white bulbs. Cool whites are perfect for lettuce since we are interested in vegetative growth. Rokal |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| I just enjoyed my first "salad" from lettuce grown inside. I bought plastic rubbermaid shoe boxes with lids. I punched holes in the bottom and set them on the lid to use as a bottom water tray added a good potting soil, spread some seed of buttercrunch lettuce and ta da! well ok it took a little longer than that but not much. For lights I just had the WalMart grow lights at $10 each. I only did it to see if I could and it was well worth the effort tonight. |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| Great news! Thanks for the replies. I'm already thinking of things to save for growing. I washed a large cool whip container today, I'm thinking it's a good size for one head. Amprice how many do you grow in the shoe box size? |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| Walmart Grow lights? What are those? I wouldn't buy a light at Walmart that was listed as a "grow light" or "plant light" - they're at best an overpriced CFL and at worst a useless bulb. Just get the biggest CFLs you can find an you'll do fine growing lettuce. Also, I don't recommend "head" lettuce. Get the leafy types like Simpsons, Grand Rapids, and Romaines. That way you can harvest leaves from the bottom as it grows and have fresh salads for weeks rather than waiting weeks to get one head of lettuce. Plus, the nutritional value is higher and the head types aren't as easy to grow. |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| i've had a lettuce bed inside under a 400 wat mh light all winter. man that is the way to go!! i would just clip leaves off of them and let the roots keep going. in under a week you'd never know i had cut anything off of them. i made alot of b.l.t.'s out of tomato's and lettuce from my indoor garden this year. |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| Right on, I've eaten a ton of salads this year from tomatoes and lettuce. I still buy croutons and carrots and such to round out the salad, but the main staples are all home-grown year-round. |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| OK, I'm curious-- I just bought a metal-halide grow light (400 watt) and it's in our sunroom. I'd love to grow lettuce or spinach-- are there tricks/tips for growing from seed? |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| I had no clue this could be done without spidermites or some other pest and with such ease..My turn!:-) |
RE: Growing lettuce indoors
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| mm I know you've had problems with pests inside before but the secret is to change clothes before tending the inside garden if you have been outside and to keep outdoor pets away from indoor plants. |
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