How to Grow Lettuce from Seed to Harvest

In today's video, I show how to grow lettuce from seed to harvest!

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Correction: At 1:30 and 5:14, the metric conversion should be 6 mm (not 25 mm). Plant lettuce seeds 6 mm deep.

Table of Contents:

0:14 Types of lettuce
0:32 What lettuce is easiest to grow?
When to plant
0:39 When to plant indoors for spring
0:45 When to transplant outside
1:00 When to direct sow lettuce
1:08 When to plant lettuce for the fall
How to start lettuce indoors
1:28 Planting seeds indoors
1:46 How long seeds stay viable
2:12 Light placement
2:19 Days to germination
2:31 Soil temperature for germination
2:45 Fertilizing indoors
3:05 Watering indoors
Planting/transplanting lettuce outside
3:35 Best soil conditions
3:44 Sun requirements
3:58 When to plant out
4:20 Hardening off lettuce
4:35 Apply compost before planting
4:53 Plant spacing for beginners
5:03 When to direct sow outside
5:20 More Intensive plant spacing
Growing
6:09 Fertilization
6:27 Watering
6:38 Weeding
6:44 Mulching
Growing lettuce in summer
6:52 How to delay bolting
7:09 Slow bolting varieties
Harvesting
7:24 Days to Harvest
7:40 How to harvest earlier
Pests
7:55 Fences and barriers
8:05 Sluggo Plus
Season Extension
8:14

5:38 Oscar the cat

I'm passionate about an approach to organic gardening that is frugal, easy, sustainable, and works with nature to achieve amazing results. My videos will help you grow more healthy organic fruits and vegetables, while working less and saving money. I don't push gardening products. I don't hype bogus "garden secrets". I provide evidence based strategies to help you grow a lot of food on a little land without spending much or working harder than you have to!