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 your own hydroponic lettuce.
1. As you're not growing your lettuce in the soil, you're not going to have that soil taste that is just so hard to wash out. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about!
2. No soil borne disease will be passed on to your lettuce. This is a big 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 don't they!
4. Once everything is set up, running costs are 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. You will have permanent lettuce yields if you space out your initial seeds by a period of 1 week for the first 4 weeks. This is due to the hydroponic growing phase being 4 weeks for lettuce.
7. You can grow hydroponic lettuce anywhere; rooftop, window ledge, conservatory, corridor, greenhouse, garage 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.