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Hydro Lettuce
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easy as pie...i did dwc...but i did 4x2x1 bubbler and put 8 pots in the one container....worked well grew FAST....and i only had them under a 4ft floro.....
lettus all winter for my wife that year....replanted half mid winter..... we used a leaf lettus and a buttercrunch....also tried romain where we just kept picking the outter leaves for salads, etc..
lettus all winter for my wife that year....replanted half mid winter..... we used a leaf lettus and a buttercrunch....also tried romain where we just kept picking the outter leaves for salads, etc..
I have yet to do hydroponic lettuce. But with that said I've been planning on starting some at some point this year. I've looked at many video's on youtube of people growing lettuce in hydroponic set ups. You can basically start them in stater cubes and grow them in that starter cube from start to finish, provided you have something to hold the cube(s) in place.
iloveweed123
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Most commercial lettuce is hydroponic
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chris harris
I think so. Seen lots grown either NFT, or DWC, floating Styrofoam boards with small holes for the plugs to go in.
Lettuce does great on a flood table. I don't see DWC working very well unless you are trying to grow one head.
You can use rockwool or coco and veg nutes on a drain table and grow lots of lettuce. Fluorescent lights work great. One thing to remember is lettuce likes cooler temps. Too hot and it will bolt.
You can use rockwool or coco and veg nutes on a drain table and grow lots of lettuce. Fluorescent lights work great. One thing to remember is lettuce likes cooler temps. Too hot and it will bolt.
ElGringrow
Member
Lettuce does great in hydro indoors and outdoors.
running a slightly higher EC will SUPPOSEDLY combat bolting
running a slightly higher EC will SUPPOSEDLY combat bolting
Higher ec does not combat bolting. If anything it will force bolting.
NFT style tubes are best for lettuces. Poly fence posts work very well for making your own system. Put a slight slope on the tube for water movement through the system. All very easy to make.
Small cell float trays for starting. Transplant to the tubes.
http://www.cornellcea.com/resourcesPublications/growersHandbooks/lettuce.html
Personally, I wouldn't grow lettuce without some form of plasticulture or a hydro system. Lots of risk with disease transfer when growing leafy crops.
Higher N levels will promote and hasten bolting as will longer hours of day light. Most crops that bolt do so based on accumulative hours of sunlight since germination. Reducing hours of sunlight may slow growth rates, but will give you a longer season.
dank.Frank
Small cell float trays for starting. Transplant to the tubes.
http://www.cornellcea.com/resourcesPublications/growersHandbooks/lettuce.html
Personally, I wouldn't grow lettuce without some form of plasticulture or a hydro system. Lots of risk with disease transfer when growing leafy crops.
Higher N levels will promote and hasten bolting as will longer hours of day light. Most crops that bolt do so based on accumulative hours of sunlight since germination. Reducing hours of sunlight may slow growth rates, but will give you a longer season.
dank.Frank
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Green Squall
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Check out this article. This company started growing hydro lettuce on a large scale last year. Maybe it will give you some ideas.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/busines...s-root-mass/pTI1OmQ0cpkHROSbgfURIJ/story.html
iloveweed123
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I've been using pvc guttering with NFT mat in the base, currently full of pea sprouts, which are delicious and quick growing
I try for a day of sweetened water before cutting which seems to make the veg taste better
I try for a day of sweetened water before cutting which seems to make the veg taste better
ElGringrow
Member
I can't find the article where I read it in, but will look further. It was suggested raising EC to 1.2-1.6(don't recall the exact #) in certain stressed conditions to prevent bolting. I may be remembering it completely wrong or mixing up my vegetables
Aether
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Dream-Fish
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I'm trying for some basil plants, if I can't get enough off them indoors at least I've got a start for the outdoor season
Stonehedge
Member
I've done both indoor and out. Look up the "Kratky method" imo no easier way to grow lettuce. I've made the method work on meds to.
As far as quality my family and friends prefer my outdoor soil grown best for flavor and crispness...
Stonehedge
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