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rural · 01-18-2017, 09:07 PM

Has anyone done any lettuce indoors? Looking for some tips.

I'll be doing Simpson Elite lettuce this summer and I'm thinking of doing it DWC.

blastfrompast · 01-18-2017, 11:05 PM

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..

Ganoderma · 01-25-2017, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rural

Has anyone done any lettuce indoors? Looking for some tips.

I'll be doing Simpson Elite lettuce this summer and I'm thinking of doing it DWC.

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.

Aether · 02-03-2017, 01:08 PM

Is home grown (hydro) lettuce better tasting than one bought from a grocery store?

iloveweed123 · 02-03-2017, 01:33 PM

Most commercial lettuce is hydroponic

02-03-2017, 01:48 PM

I think so. Seen lots grown either NFT, or DWC, floating Styrofoam boards with small holes for the plugs to go in.

aridbud · 02-03-2017, 05:11 PM

In Pueblo, CO, they grow hydroponic from fish tanks (farm raised fish), selling at growers market. So imagine it's done all over. A bit over the top for a household consumer....it works!! <~~~Hydro.

Lester Beans · 02-03-2017, 06:23 PM

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.

ElGringrow · 02-03-2017, 06:39 PM

Lettuce does great in hydro indoors and outdoors.

running a slightly higher EC will SUPPOSEDLY combat bolting

Lester Beans · 02-03-2017, 08:30 PM

Higher ec does not combat bolting. If anything it will force bolting.

01-18-2017, 09:07 PM	#1
rural Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	Hydro Lettuce Has anyone done any lettuce indoors? Looking for some tips. I'll be doing Simpson Elite lettuce this summer and I'm thinking of doing it DWC.
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01-18-2017, 11:05 PM	#2
blastfrompast Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,435	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..
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Aether Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Deathstar Posts: 53	Is home grown (hydro) lettuce better tasting than one bought from a grocery store? __________________ "You may be high, but you'll never be Johnny Cash eating cake in a bush high."
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02-03-2017, 01:33 PM	#5
iloveweed123 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: England Posts: 97	Most commercial lettuce is hydroponic
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aridbud automeister Join Date: May 2013 Location: the best place on earth Posts: 5,589	In Pueblo, CO, they grow hydroponic from fish tanks (farm raised fish), selling at growers market. So imagine it's done all over. A bit over the top for a household consumer....it works!! <~~~Hydro. __________________ Seeds have the power to preserve species, to enhance cultural as well as genetic diversity, to counter economic monopoly and to check the advance of conformity on all its many fronts. Michael Pollan Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. John Harrigan Instant gratification takes too long. Carrie Fisher - RIP. *afterthought autos* We are passionate breeders of unique quality cannabis autoflower hybrid seeds at down to earth prices; now 11 years running! https://www.icmag.com/ic/forumdisplay.php?f=65770
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02-03-2017, 01:48 PM	#6
chris harris Guest Posts: n/a	I think so. Seen lots grown either NFT, or DWC, floating Styrofoam boards with small holes for the plugs to go in.
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02-03-2017, 06:23 PM	#8
Lester Beans Frequent Flyer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ~ In The Garden Pulling Weeds ~ Posts: 3,223	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.
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02-03-2017, 06:39 PM	#9
ElGringrow Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Far south Posts: 203	Lettuce does great in hydro indoors and outdoors. running a slightly higher EC will SUPPOSEDLY combat bolting
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02-03-2017, 08:30 PM	#10
Lester Beans Frequent Flyer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ~ In The Garden Pulling Weeds ~ Posts: 3,223	Higher ec does not combat bolting. If anything it will force bolting.
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