Out of all the vegetables you might grow in your garden, lettuce is probably the most versatile. Lettuce is the basis for most salads, and an essential ingredient for sandwiches. Luckily, most kinds of lettuce are easy to grow indoors or out with the right preparation, even if you are growing them from seed. Speaking … Read more
One of the simplest, yet also the most deceptively complex, factors you have to get right when taking care of your plants is watering them. All plants need water, of course! How hard can it be? Well, considering that every species of plant needs a different amount of water and other requirements, and also considering … Read more
Lettuce is a leafy green that is best known for being used in salads. It is a cool-weather plant that does not like the heat. Lettuce prefers full sun in the morning with some shade in the afternoon. When it comes to how much sun lettuce is needed, it really depends on the type of … Read more
This is what happens when you don’t harvest your lettuce fast enough… it bolts!
Nature has a way of offering amazing benefits in not-so-pretty packaging. Wild lettuce blends in with nearly any bed of weeds or forest ground, but offers a wide variety of benefits that can be mixed into salads, added to tea, and harvested for the latex-like sap. A great herb for preppers and homesteaders alike, wild … Read more
A member of the daisy family, lettuce is an annual plant, and one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden. Not only will you be able to grow exciting varieties that cannot be found in grocery stores, but lettuce also makes a fantastic edging and ornamental plant, adding an extra dimension of color … Read more
