Lettuce from Planting to Harvest – Complete Home Guide 🥬
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Lettuce from Planting to Harvest – Complete Home Guide 🥬
2 просмотра · 2 нед. назад
Biophilia Urbana English
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2 просмотра · 2 нед. назад
Did you know a single lettuce can give you fresh leaves for weeks? 🥬
In this episode I'll show you how to grow lettuce at home, step by step: from the seed to the harvest, in a pot or a crate, even if you only have a small balcony.
📘 The English guide, Easy Garden – Beginner Level, is coming soon! Subscribe so you know when it's out.
⏱️ What we cover in this video
0:00 Intro
0:24 Meet the plant — Which part of lettuce do we eat? Its leaves: it's a leafy plant.
1:03 Choose your spot — Your balcony doesn't get sun all day? Lettuce still grows happily.
1:29 Where to plant — What pot does lettuce need? Not a very deep one.
1:56 Prepare the soil mix — What soil goes in the lettuce pot? 40 to 50 percent dark soil, 30 to 40 coco coir and 20 to 30…
2:27 Sowing — How do you sow lettuce? Straight into the pot, or in a seed tray.
3:08 Transplanting — When do you transplant lettuce? When the seedling, the little plant from the tray, has 4 or 5…
3:50 Watering — How much water does lettuce need? Constant moisture: never let it dry out.
4:20 Feeding — What does lettuce eat? A little, but often.
4:55 Bolting — Did your lettuce suddenly turn bitter? Here's the mistake I promised.
5:24 Pests — Bugs on your lettuce? Check under the leaves every time you water.
6:05 Harvest — How do you harvest lettuce without pulling it up? Here's the trick I promised.
6:46 Recap — Let's recap how to grow lettuce at home.
7:14 The guide — Want all of this in one place? It's in my guide Easy Garden, Beginner Level.
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