Below are some reasons why you should grow hydroponic lettuce as opposed to growing them in the soil.
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. You will not be passing on any soil borne diseases to your 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 the initial costs and set up have been taken care of, running costs will be around 20% lower with hydroponic lettuce.
5. Maintenance time is reduced! You don’t need to water hydroponic lettuce as all the nutrients are already there and weeding doesn’t exist with hydroponic gardening. In fact all you’ll need to do is pick the lettuce once it’s ready.
6. If you space out planting your initial seeds by 1 week for 4 weeks, you’ll have permanent lettuce yields. The growth phase for lettuce is 4 weeks.
7. You can grow hydroponic lettuce anywhere; rooftop, garden, window ledge, garage, conservatory or bedroom.
8. Hydroponic lettuce will be on average 40% larger than their poor soil born counterparts. This is because you will have manipulated the growing conditions to be optimum for lettuce and they will 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.
Hydroponic Lettuce is lovelyand a great hobby if you decide to grow your own. You really should consider learning how to grow your own Hydroponic Lettuce , we can show you how to do it! Then you should just sit back, watch it grow and enjoy eating it!
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