»How To Grow Lettuce In Grow Bags«
Being a high value nutritious crop vegetable, the technology of growing lettuce can easily be adapted by the farming fraternity.
Because lettuce grow quickly and has an adaptable root system, it is ideal for container gardening as its taproot system grow up to 2 inches down in soil. Spacing of lettuce is done at 8-10 inches apart or 6 inches apart.
Crop management
Because 3 plants of lettuce can be grown in a 12 inches diameter pot, they can be seeded directly and always use disposable pots to make seedlings for transplanting. Fill pots with potting mix leaving an inch space to the top and then pre soak the soil before planting and moist the environment to prevent transplanting shock.
Similarly, make holes and plant not deeper than the root collar and mulch. After reaching a layer 3 layers of leaves, start harvesting and apply organic liquid fertilizers once in 3 weeks to boost growth and finally keep soils moist and not water logged.
