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Lettuce Growing Tips and Advice

There are lots of different types of lettuce, but the basic guidelines for growing lettuce remain the same. Lettuce likes cool weather and cool soil, because in the heat it tends to "bolt," which means that it goes to seed and the leaves stop growing. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy and too wet. Fertile soil is best. If you're planting in warm weather, plant in a partially shaded area, or in the shade of taller vegetables like broccoli or corn. Lettuce does very well in containers, because it has shallow roots and only needs a soil depth of about 9 to 12 inches.

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Planting Lettuce

Plant peppers 1/4 inch deep, 1 to 2 inches apart, in rows spaced 16 to 24 inches apart. Thin the plants so that they are 6 to 8 inches apart.

Days to harvest: 45 to 90 days
Days to germinate: around 7

You can find more growing tips for lettuce here.

Tips for growing other vegetables:

Pumpkins
Lettuce
Peas
Black Eyed Peas
Spinach
Peppers
Parsnips
Turnips
Okra
Melons
Broccoli

Tips for growing other herbs:

Sage
Rosemary
Parsley
Garlic
Chives
Dill
Basil
Cilantro
Saw Palmetto
Thyme
Oregano
Lemon Balm
Calendula
Lavender
Catnip
Chamomile
Mint