When and How to Harvest Your Garden Vegetables 0 Comments ShareTweetPinterest Harvesting and enjoying your abundant crop of vegetables is likely the primary reason that you began your growing endeavors. But, how do you know when and how to harvest your garden vegetables so that you can enjoy ...
Psst:Try planting seeds every two weeks to make sure your garden will be able to supply you and your family with lettuce all year long. And don’t forget to harvest the outer leaves so the rest of the plant can continue to grow. Watch Out for Pests, Disease, and Weeds You won’t b...
First, you’ll want to decide if you’d like to grow heads of lettuce or loose-leaf lettuce. Both are adequate, but the heads of lettuce are more aesthetically pleasing in rows in a garden. However, loose-leaf lettuce does harvest more quickly. It’s really all about personal preference....
Succession planting is a common and useful practice. Lettuce is a perfect candidate for succession planting. Plant small rows or sections of your garden with lettuces every week to ten days. This will provide a continuous harvest. Vary the types you plant to afford variety over the season. ...
If you're like me, the lettuce in your garden gets pretty dirty. While there might be soaker hoses in my future, for now pretty much everything in my garden gets watered from above and with that kind of watering, splattering of dirt occurs ... a lot. Also, since lettuce is so clo...
How to Grow Lettuce from SeedColorful and attractive in the landscape or the vegetable garden, lettuce is also easy and quick to grow and will reward you with a long harvest.Sunset
Gathering Garden Supplies Decide if you want to grow a loose-leaf lettuce variety or head lettuce. Loose-leaf varieties tend to be a bit more heat tolerant and you can harvest them more gradually. How long it takes for plants to reach maturity depends on the variety but tends to be betwee...
How to Grow Lettuce in Pots A container for growing lettuce is an excellent method to guard it against insects. Also, you can put it in a suitable place to harvest. Check the dimensions of the specific lettuce variety you’re using. ...
About Growing Romaine Lettuce Greens Romaine lettuce is one of the most popular greens in both the garden and the kitchen. Gardeners love fast-growing Romaine lettuce. It forms a loosehead, that is easy to harvest. It takes up little space in the garden, too. The average American gardener ...
Harvest every couple of days. Grapes–cannot tell by color. Will have typical grape flavor and smell when ripe. Remove clusters with garden shears or garden scissors. Raspberries–when the berries are a nice deep shade of red, not pink. A ripe berry should be able to “pop” off ...