Hydroponic Lettuce – 9 Reasons To Grow Your Own Hydroponic Lettuce
If you’re thinking about growing your own hydroponic lettuce then you’ve probably chosen the easiest of all vegetables to grow hydroponically! They are also delicious and you can make money too!
Below are some reasons why you should grow hydroponic lettuce as opposed to growing them in the soil.
1. As you’re not growing your lettuce in the soil, you’re not going to have that soil taste that is just so hard to wash out. I’m sure you know what Im talking about!
2. You will not be passing on any soil borne diseases to your lettuce which is a real problem for many gardeners.
3. There will be no soil loving pests! So you won’t need to buy any expensive pesticides, your lettuce will remain organic as a result. Also, slugs always seem to go for the lettuce first dont they!
4. Once everything is set up, running costs are around 20% lower with hydroponic lettuce!
5. Maintenance time is reduced. There is no need to water them as they already have access to all the nutrients they need and weeding doesn’t exist with hydroponic gardening. In fact all you’ll really need to do is pick the lettuce once it’s ready.
6. If you plant the initial seeds once a week for 4 weeks, you’ll have permanent lettuce yields as the growth time in hydroponic environments are around 4 weeks.
7. You can grow hydroponic lettuce anywhere; rooftop, window ledge, conservatory, corridor, greenhouse, garage or bedroom.
8. Hydroponic lettuce tends to grow an average of 40% larger than their soil born brothers. This is due to the fact that you have manipulated the growing environment to be optimal for lettuce. They will also have access to all the nutrients they need.
9. Hydroponic lettuce also grows much faster than other lettuce. This is mainly because the roots don’t need to grow and spread out to find nutrients in the soil. This means money in the bank for you!
Hydroponic Lettuce is lovelyand a fun past time if you want to grow your very own. You really should consider learning how to grow your own Hydroponic Lettuce and we can show you how! Then you can just sit back, watch it grow and enjoy!
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