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habeeb · 09-30-2008, 07:33 PM

hi, want to do a project for winter, wondering what nutes to give lettuce. do you just give it grow nutes, then switch to bloom? or just give it grow nutes??? just not sure how to nute these guys. thanks for any info

10-05-2008, 12:00 AM

You don't eat the flowering part of lettuce.

00420 · 10-05-2008, 05:53 AM

heres 2 really helpful websites
the 1st one give's you a ph range of the veg your growing
https://www.thegardenhelper.com/soilPH.htm
and the 2nd is some tip's ( ie temp,nute's ect....)
https://www.gardenersnet.com/veggies.htm

ps..... lettuce likes cold month's outdoor so im sure it will like a cold room

Wait...What? · 10-05-2008, 08:33 PM

the last thing you want lettuce to do is go to seed. you need to keep it cool otherwise it bolts. if it bolts it wont form a head. it also gets really bitter. you only want this stuff to veg. no flower.

most cole crops can be turned over in a few [3-4] weeks. romaine takes significantly longer.

nft suits cole crops really really well.

habeeb · 10-06-2008, 02:06 AM

thanks guys for all the info . did run lettuce like 3 years ago in a ebb and didn't know how to nute it at all. did make seeds from it after it bolted ( took a long time )

now I know how to nute these puppies. thanks again

terminalc · 10-21-2008, 03:25 AM

I've wanted to get some styrofoam and try out aquaponics on top of the fishtank with lettuce. Would be a fun project. Love fresh greens

FirstTracks · 10-22-2008, 03:44 PM

The commercial greenhouses running lettuce in aquaponics on styrofoam like terminalc mentioned are incredible. Ok, that might be an overstatement, but everytime I see the system they have going, I wonder what it would look like with a room full of 1' tall colas from clone.

stinkyattic · 10-22-2008, 04:15 PM

Try growing bok choi- the small tender young heads are great and take up less space per pound of finished product than a loose non-heading lettuce, and a large bok choi is quite a lot of vegetable matter for the effort!

chuckyoufarley · 10-22-2008, 04:39 PM

on discovery channel they ran a special on just this issue hydro lettuce and their tables were about 50' wide and about 100' long it was really cool to watch .it was on about 2-3 yrs ago

10-22-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckyoufarley

on discovery channel they ran a special on just this issue hydro lettuce and their tables were about 50' wide and about 100' long it was really cool to watch .it was on about 2-3 yrs ago

I saw that same show. It was amazing seeing a big operation like that. I too thought of the possibilities. Imagine the companies profits if they switched crops lol......

09-30-2008, 07:33 PM	#1
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00420 full time daddy Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,148	heres 2 really helpful websites the 1st one give's you a ph range of the veg your growing https://www.thegardenhelper.com/soilPH.htm and the 2nd is some tip's ( ie temp,nute's ect....) https://www.gardenersnet.com/veggies.htm ps..... lettuce likes cold month's outdoor so im sure it will like a cold room __________________ [00420]positive side [tokinsmokin] WOW how the hell do u know this [00420] [tokinsmokin]ur blowing my mind here dude this is some fuckin technical shit ur tellin me [00420] done?> [tokinsmokin]alright ur a genius [tokinsmokin]u kind of scare me here man, u answer pretty much every question i've had so far and not only answer it but answer it with the correct answer
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10-05-2008, 08:33 PM	#4
Wait...What? Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,125	the last thing you want lettuce to do is go to seed. you need to keep it cool otherwise it bolts. if it bolts it wont form a head. it also gets really bitter. you only want this stuff to veg. no flower. most cole crops can be turned over in a few [3-4] weeks. romaine takes significantly longer. nft suits cole crops really really well. __________________ I'm just a simple gardener. 1ppm == 1mg per liter
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10-22-2008, 03:44 PM	#7
FirstTracks natural medicator Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,128	The commercial greenhouses running lettuce in aquaponics on styrofoam like terminalc mentioned are incredible. Ok, that might be an overstatement, but everytime I see the system they have going, I wonder what it would look like with a room full of 1' tall colas from clone. __________________ 600w organic grow
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10-22-2008, 04:15 PM	#8
stinkyattic her dankness Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: A yuppie in the street and a freak in the potting shed Posts: 1,064	Try growing bok choi- the small tender young heads are great and take up less space per pound of finished product than a loose non-heading lettuce, and a large bok choi is quite a lot of vegetable matter for the effort! __________________ Careful what you carry, 'cause the Man is wise- you are still an outlaw in their eyes. -Steely Dan I'm taking one for the team- deal me in- and when the smoke clears, do it again. -Masta Killa Judge not, O ye of glass condos, lest ye be stoned yourself. Or something. -Binkley What stinks up in the attic? Find out!!! https://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/166192-illustrated-guide-some-cannabis-strains.html
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10-05-2008, 12:00 AM	#2
JackKerouac Guest Posts: n/a	You don't eat the flowering part of lettuce.
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10-06-2008, 02:06 AM	#5
habeeb follow your heart Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,088	thanks guys for all the info . did run lettuce like 3 years ago in a ebb and didn't know how to nute it at all. did make seeds from it after it bolted ( took a long time ) now I know how to nute these puppies. thanks again
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10-21-2008, 03:25 AM	#6
terminalc Farmer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North of the grade Posts: 106	I've wanted to get some styrofoam and try out aquaponics on top of the fishtank with lettuce. Would be a fun project. Love fresh greens
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10-22-2008, 04:39 PM	#9
chuckyoufarley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: i dont live i exist Posts: 7,439	on discovery channel they ran a special on just this issue hydro lettuce and their tables were about 50' wide and about 100' long it was really cool to watch .it was on about 2-3 yrs ago __________________ KEEPEM GREEN-N-GIRLIE PEACE CHUCKY jack & jill went up the hill to score a bag of grass jack was swift & rolled a spliff now he's gettin some ASS i'm never alone even when i'm by myself
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