Hydroponic Lettuce – 9 Reasons To Grow Your Own Hydroponic Lettuce
So you're thinking of growing your own hydroponic lettuce? You should because it is delicious and you can make money too! Lettuce is probably the easiest vegetable to grow hydroponically too!
Below are some reasons why you should grow your own hydroponic lettuce.
1. As you won't be growing your lettuce in the soil, you won't have that awful soil taste that is just so hard to wash off. I'm sure you know what I mean!
2. No soil borne diseases will be passed on to hydroponic 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; bedroom, garage, conservatory, garden, window ledge, rooftop or greenhouse.
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 faster than other lettuce! This is mainly due to the roots not have to spread out in search of nutrients in the soil. This is another great benefit which means money in the bank.
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