9 Reasons To Grow 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 your own hydroponic lettuce.

1. As you’re not growing them in the soil, you’re not going to have that soil taste that is just so darn hard to wash off lettuce. You know what I’m talking about don’t you!

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 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 plant the initial seeds once a week for 4 weeks, you’ll have permanent lettuce yields as the growth time in hydroponic environments are around 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 much faster than other lettuce. This is mainly because the roots don’t need to grow and spread out to find nutrients in the soil. This means money in the bank for you!

Hydroponic Lettuce is delicious and a great hobby if you decide to grow your own. You really should consider learning how to grow your own Hydroponic lettuce and we can show you how! Then you can just sit back, watch it grow and enjoy!