How To Grow Lettuce: Sowing, Planting, Protecting & Picking Method…

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How To Grow Lettuce: Sowing, Planting, Protecting & Picking Method...

Lettuce plants can produce for months when harvested by hand (no knife!) and kept tidy (fewer slugs!), I show you the method here.

You also see the results of an experiment with different composts for sowing, how to plant and the use of covers to protect from weather and pests. Plus the beds are no dig for few weeds and high quality growth.

The lettuce varieties at the end of the video are Saragossa and Bijou. Check it out below…

You can also check out some of Charles’s best selling gardening books below for more great information on all aspects of growing your own highly productive garden…

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In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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