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Monday, March 26, 2007

Growing lettuce indoors (part two)


This has worked out amazingly well. We have enjoyed lots of lettuce for sandwiches and small salads and it just keeps coming back no matter how much we pick. The boss makes amazing croƻtons (really good in soup too, so I made some of that Saturday, with venison, homegrown ground beef and a little Italian sausage from our 2006 piggies) so with a little super sharp hunter's cheddar and some ranch dressing we are rich indeed.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is so excellent. I've already started a bit of lettuce and spinach which is ready for outdoors, but the ground just won't thaw. Maybe I'll plant mine in a cooler, too, and just keep it there.

threecollie said...

Hi Christine, It does take a very bright window or a grow light, but it works so much better then bringing lettuce inside in the fall. I do a lot of container gardening and tried that one year, but a lot of white flies and aphids came in right along with the lettuce. This that we started indoors is nice and clean.

Joni said...

YUM!

threecollie said...

Hi, joni...yes, that sums it up quite nicely. lol

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LauraHinNJ said...

Maybe I should try this with the mesclun seedlings that are ready to go, but the ground isn't.

Looks tasty!

dmmgmfm said...

That's a great idea. I'd love to do it, but I bet my cats would devour it.

threecollie said...

Hi Laurainnj, I am sure it would work fine with mesclun greens too, as long as you have lots of sun. I grow them in the summer, but I love the Pinetree lettuce mix so that is what I am growing now.

Laurie, I expect you are right...the dogs aren't interested. lol

R.Powers said...

It's already too hot here to grow lettuce. It would bolt too quick.

(S)wine said...

that looks fantastic.

threecollie said...

Thanks, lx

Anonymous said...

I grow lettuce indoors....as well as wheatgrass with my led grow lights. It grows at an amzing rate.....I use a 90 watt led grow light.
i use organic soil and keep a fan on the grows.
I have tomatoes flowering and fruiting under my light as well. My neighbors come over and go down in my basement...and cant believe how much is growing....lol!!! :)

threecollie said...

Brad, I never tried lights. We have huge windows facing east and they seem to work pretty well. I am going to try some more vegetables this winter. Thanks for visiting and for taking time to leave a comment.