Hydroponic Lettuce – 9 Reasons To Grow Your Own Hydroponic Lettuce

If you’re thinking of growing your very own hydroponic lettuce then you’ve chosen probably the easiest vegetable to grow hydroponically! They are also delicious and you can make some serious money!

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. No soil borne diseases will be passed on to hydroponic lettuce, which is a real problem for many gardeners.

3. There will be no need to eliminate any soil loving pests, so you will save money on pesticides! As a result your lettuce will remain organic! We all know how slugs love to go for the lettuce first don’t we!

4. Once everything is set up, running costs are around 20% lower with hydroponic lettuce!

5. Maintenance time is reduced. There is no need to water them as they already have access to all the nutrients they need and weeding doesn’t exist with hydroponic gardening. In fact all you’ll really 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, window ledge, conservatory, corridor, greenhouse, garage or bedroom.

8. Hydroponic lettuce tends to grow an average of 40% larger than their soil born brothers. This is due to the fact that you have manipulated the growing environment to be optimal for lettuce. They will also have access to all the nutrients they need.

9. Hydroponic lettuce also grows faster than other lettuce. This is partly due to the plant roots not having to grow larger to search for nutrients in the soil. Another big benefit which means money in the bank for you!

Hydroponic Lettuce is delicious and a great hobby if you want to grow your very own. Think about learning how to grow your own Hydroponic Lettuce and we can show you how! Then you should just sit back, watch it grow and enjoy eating it!