How to Grow Lettuce in Containers - Complete Growing Guide
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I'm travelling across the American West in an RV but I missed homegrown veggies, especially lettuce. So I saved some metal cans and fast food cups, filled them with dirt, and now I've got radishes, carrots, onions, and lettuce growing. I park facing south and they sit on my dash; when I travel they get stowed wherever the sun is shining, or in winter get put under solar-powered LED lighting when the sun clocks out early. I'm kinda proud of my little travelling garden; it's already saved me a bunch of money and I literally just used soil and ash and leftover winter seeds to make it, so cost me almost nothing.
Awesome🙏💪😍
Good for you!!
Sounds great, you should a video showing how easy it is to grow in small spaces with items found at home.
Thank you for posting about your traveling garden! Picturing it my mind gives me a delightful lift to my day!
Brilliant!"Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy,Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
I love how you say with container gardening "we can make something that is not as ideal into something that is ideal". I just started gardening this year during the pandemic. I often ask people if they garden. Whenever they reply that they live in an apartment or condo or a house with no garden I always tell them they can buy grow bags (possibilities) which can flourish.
I started my first garden this year also, but my zucchini haven't done well. Many turned yellow and died. 🥵
@@cookiemama4 zucchini needs lots of space to grow so it is better to grow them in the ground not in a container. If you only have the space or option to use containers then grow other plants because there are lots of good options out there, example peppers do well in containers.
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Thank you for that excellent advice! I'll try the ground for zucchini, but the soil will need some help.. :/
@@cookiemama4 your welcome
The feeling of growing and then harvesting what you have grown. Awesome feeling
I love it! never knew that hot pepper plants had flowers! will try lettuce so can have salads from garden
Thanks Luke! I grew 4 containers of Mesclun lettuce and sweet Bibb lettuce. My family loved the taste. I’m hooked, and best thing I don’t have to worry about salmonella and e-coli recalls
Because of limited garden space and intruding roots from nearby trees, I've been switching over to all containers. LOVE this!! I like making my own growing medium too and recycling the soils after each season. Getting ready to plant lettuce again and realizing how shallow their roots are, I fill in the bottom half of pots, like in the video, with chunks of styrofoam, which normally go into the landfill. Improves drainage. I used to use chunks of brick, concrete, rocks, shells, etc. but they always made the pots too heavy. Then my "bulb" lit up one day and I decided to give it a try!! Bingo! So, I share this with folks and also the appliance delivery guys last week, as they were unboxing my washer. They loved the idea and said they'd share too. Happy growing!! Life is good. It's even better when you garden!!!
Pat Skipper styrofoam is leaching bad stuff. I know, that Americans still use styrofoam picnic cups, but it doesn’t make it right thing to do, both for environment and health. Even if you do use styrofoam cups to drink not hot beverages it is less harmful than let it sit in the pot mixed with fertilizers
Crunpled up newsoaper is much less toxic than styrofoam
Ah yes, toxic styrofoam used to help grow plant completely exposed and heated and leeching….
Hi! For the past few weeks, I've been watching almost all of your videos and I just love them. I've learned so much, and I am now seriously obsessed with gardening. This growing season will be my second garden ever and I'm so excited it's ridiculous. I was wondering if you had any updates on this particular video topic? I've never seen another video with someone planting so many plants in about a square foot. I actually gave this method a go after watching this video and planted some arugula, corn salad, salad bowl lettuce, spinach, and red lettuce in two giant pots and I'm looking forward to eating delicious salads. I never had home grown leaves before to eat so I can't express enough the anticipation of my seeds germinating and taking off. So thank you so much for your inspiring channel.. they have really propelled me into my unknown passion for gardening. I never had something I was really into and could even be good at. I tried so many things out in my life, but gardening became very special to me and you and a bunch of other youtubers have inspired the hell out of me. Peace!
Welcome to the world of "compulsive gardening"!! Life is good. It's even better in the garden!!!! Enjoy!!!
Hi Emily, I feel exactly the same way. From no interest at all and all of a sudden a light switch turned on and now I'm unstoppable but with a degree of control. I also love to watch Calikim29 learned so much from her...I know your comment was posted 3 years ago but I hope all is well and your gardening still continues to take off. Happy gardening;)
@@RJweblink Same here!
I agree!! I started last year with just a couple flower or herb plants, and this year it’s my new-found passion in life 😍😍🥳🥳
I'm going to give it a try - I've been really hit or miss on lettuce & this looks like what I need - thanks man
Thank you very much for this video. I am a beginner gardener and I'm finding your videos extremely helpful. I just planted my lettuce seeds this afternoon. Many thanks from Canada.
Also from Canada, and just planted my lettuce seeds this afternoon too :)
Thank you! Just cut my first bowl of lettuce today and let me tell you, it has changed my life! Always thought I could never grow lettuce here in south Florida. But this method is amazing Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
love the video :P getting ready to show my daughter the essential life lessons of growing, harvesting, eating and sharing what you grow at home! From sunny San Diego - THANKS!
Thanks Luke! Well, I've planted my seeds, and they're coming up pretty quickly. I've already passed your video on to a friend, so hopefully more of us urbanites will be successfully growing lettuce at home. You're a gem... thanks again.
MIgardener: "lettuce is hard to kill"
Me: 'hold my beer...'
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Started growing lettuce in containers under a light in my apartment and get 1.5 pounds a week from the pot. Just started a new pot with chard and mesclun mixed with the romaine. Thanks.
What I am growing in containers this year? 3 cherry tomato plants ( they love containers) , 2 brandywine tomatoes (not sure they like containers) , three pepper plants, swiss chard, 2 jalepeno peppers plants, lettuce . I plan on growing some carrots here as well.
Grow a few varieties from each different group of lettuce for added diversity.
select a mix of romaines, butterheads, loose-leaf and crisp-head types, etc.
This is excellent for parrot and reptile owners who want to grow a variety of greens for their animals in a small space, can’t share this enough!
I have a small space, and just started gardening. Lettuce in container is so satisfying to harvest.
thank you for all your videos. I find them so helpful, and have made notes. I live in an apartment and decided to do some container gardening this summer for a past time, since I will be sticking around home for obvious reasons. thank you so much. Happy Gardening.
luke my family moved from a 1.5 acre property where I had a nice size garden ( 50ft by 75ft) to a house with only .25 acres which we can't have a garden out front so really it's only .125 of a acre I could plant so I decided to do a container garden and I watched your old videos and the one about the "super tomato soil" (I believe it's something like that) and I made soil up just like that and my patio garden is ridiculous how good it's growing, all my plants how doubled in size if not more and they only been in the containers for 3 weeks! my gardening skills definitely wouldn't be near where it is if it wasn't for your videos. keep up the good work!
It is my first time in my entire life that I do (container) gardening. I'm literally amazed how fast lettuce grows! I started lettuce and radish from the seed and I'm so satisfied with the result. They are resilient and grow really fast!
I have not used fertilizer because I find them expensive.
watching your videos makes me feel like less of a dork, thank you
I'm s southern california resident with only a balcony for our outdoor space. The balcony gets early morning sun to afternoon. I am inspired by this video to try and grow our own lettuce this season. Thank you so much for all the details you've explained.
It is such a delight to watch all your tutorials. You are soooo helpful and greatly knowledgeable . Love this! Starting some lettuce right now!
Watching this again for the second time because I am going to do this, this year. Thank you Luke! ❤🙏
LOVE this new series, Luke! I'm growing habaneros, peas, pickle bushes from seed. all in my little grow box for a few more weeks. going to start pumpkins tomorrow so i'm excited
This is an awesome idea. We were just thinking of doing our lettuce in containers since the cabbage worms already decimated our spring mix that we planted in the raised bed. Thanks for the great video!
Wow!! This was great! Two quick questions:
1) Can you or anyone else recommend a good fertilizer for lettuce? Or what to look for in a fertilizer for lettuce?
2) How much do you water the pot each day?
Make an organic compost/fertilizer tea. Include a handful of as many 'inputs' as you have around. Kelp meal, bloodmeal, bone meal, things of that nature. When transplanting, I line holes with azomite and triple phosphate(rock phosphate will work).
Put your inputs in a bucket or gallon jug and put a fish tank aerator tube down in the bottom and let it bubble. Add some EM·1 and molasses for plants. 48hrs is the most time needed to bubble. This year, I'm also going to inoculate the mixture with a root fungi that helps to spread moisture and food within the soil.
When you sow seeds, use Luke's high intensity method. This will cause the roots to go deeper. When watering, soak the soil low. Doing that once a day with rain helping might be a good starting point. The salad leaves will shade the soil for themselves and reduce moisture loss.
@@stewpendousgrowth4 Thank you for that. I'm a beginner and honestly not sure of anything you're talking about. It seems a little overwhelming to try and make my own fertilizer while learning the tricks to container gardening as well. Maybe after a few successful gardening seasons, I'll be able to do this.. My question is - Is there a fertilizer to purchase and use? Thank you again!
@@jamierick79 Espoma Organic products are good. Some Garden Tone might be a general purpose type thing youre looking for.
I have raised bed garden but I am looking to grow more every year. I like the idea of pots for lettuces as my garden area is full sun. I’m looking forward to trying something new this year. Thank you
Salad on the patio... brilliant!
Hi I grow in pots I'm just learning so glad to have found you so I can learn more I have tomato's, beetroot, scallions strawberry, blueberrys, & lettuce I have a south facing garden everything is growing really well I'm quiet chuffed 😁
I made a little mixed lettuce bowl from a store bought cake container. I poked holes in the top if the bowl part, turned it upside down, put my soil and seeds in it. It was perfect because the bottom became a lid to keep the seeds moist while germinating.
The fact you didn't say "lettuce talk about it" I'm sorta disappointed
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But he did talk about lettuce? o.0*
Hahaha this seems like a knock knock joke from "Off the Hook A Big Book of Really Dumb School Jokes" from scholastic
rent money lol
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new subscriber 👩🏽🌾cant wait for morning I'll be on the patio. planting a container full of lettuce. Thank you for being so informative.
I started my patio container garden about a month ago when we realized that there were grubs possibly in our garden.
To be on the safe side we transferred our seedlings that we're grown indoors into smart pots and some buckets...
So far so good everything is growing my lettuces and radishes are taking off....
Loved the series
It helped soooo much
Well explained👏
Thanks for sharing this video.
A great help especially for beginners.
More blessings to come😇💚
Thank you ! My daughter and I were successful with great lettuce plants grown in our pots - so easy... salad was yummy!
I'm going to try this asap, I just had surgery and I can't get in my yard like I want to, and I really want to plant some lettuce this year...Thank you for creating this video- I'm excited!
My lettuce looks so good. Thank you for the video! I cant wait to eat a salad.
Great video, packed with tons of useful tips! Thanks a million!!
Yes inspired your video has done that. I live in BC Canada and we don't get the luxury of heat and sun for an extended time. I have a large deck on my condo and have decided to grow some edibles instead of all flowers. Last year I grew a tomato plant that went crazy. Well I have done my research and found out there are two different types of tomatoes. I was growing an indeterminate that should have been pruned. This year its all about determinates, some peppers and now thanks to your video some lettuce. Thank you for posting such excellent vids.
Thanks for all the great videos. your hard work is more than appreciated
Thanks for sharing. I just successfully learned how to collect blueberry seeds and germinate them.
Despite having grown lettuce before, this would have never occurred to me. I am so pleased at finding the channel...as you can see I'm starting with stuff I can probably get started this year so everything doesn't have to wait on Scottish weather lol!
You totally changed my thought process (not to mention my growing process) of lettuce! W-O-W! From the DFW Area ...
Excellent video: straightforward, clear and helpful. I would like to have heard a bit more detail about type and frequency of nutrients.
Stephen Manning Feed your lettuce once every 2 weeks
Glad I found your channel. Learning so much! Didn’t think of that. I must try it. Thanks!!
Thank you, this is a very informative video with absolute great growing tips from beginning to end. It has help me a lot from being a beginning gardener with my other veggies/fruit gardening. Keep up the good work!!
Looks very easy to do. I have not seen anyone do this before, thanks for the idea Luke. I will def give this a shot.
Interesting. I was taught not to crowd the container. I will have to try it with one or 2 containers this year. Thank you for this video.
Inspired for me and my 12 yr old to to grow some lettuce in container on our patio👍Thanks!
"Screw what other people say about perfectionism." Agreed although I might use some more curse words during that sentence, I agree 100%. My wife loves leaf lettuce for salads. At 3-5 dollars a bag...and spending 10 bucks on seeds...I grew her around 40 large bags of salad this year...and the fall harvest isn't even going yet. I feel like I won this battle. Also, the seeds came from your store. 90% produced very, very well.
Love a guy who loves to plant...already have a lettuce pot growing. .cut it twice ...taste delicious. ..
Thanks for making this video Luke, I only wish there was a more detailed walk through with a time-lapse maybe:)
This week I just start growing Romaine, Spinach, Bok Choy, Zucchini, Sweet Baby Watermelon (small sweet circular watermelon), Cucumber, Green & Red Grapes all store bought that I transplanted in pots.
I'm going to try growing Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, & Green Beans, Celery, Carrots, Brussel Sprouts, & yellow squash from seed in pots as well.
I've already successfully grown herbs, & many fruits such as strawberries, citrus trees, avocados, chilies, tomatoes and onions all in pots.
You are so amazing. I have started planting seedlings .Regards South Africa
I am defenitely goin to look for a good soil to do this planting lettuce in a pot. now that the rainy season here in my country is fast approaching. thanks for this good info luke. keep it up.
I grew lettuce in garden and in containers last year. Loved it! I am dying to grow lettuce again. The stuff at the stores right now is terrible! Limp and gross. Is it spring yet?
try kale its very cold hardy
Lettuce like it cool, Get busy!lol "Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy,Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
Grow lettuce in fall. Likes fall and winter ❄️
You & Elliot Coleman have inspired me to try and grow some greens in repurposed coffee containers. We are four days in and the Astro Arugula has really taken off, followed closely by the Red Russian Kale, with the Freckles Lettuce & Pirat Butterhead Lettuce just starting to break the soil. I am in Zone 6b immediately next door to Wichita, KS. Oh, enjoyed your seed kickoff party and anxiously await the arrival of some seeds!
Thanks for your support Brian, I appreciate it and to compare me to elliot Coleman is an honor! Thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart!
thanks for this video...i never grew lettuce before and actually grew my lettuce in a container and was worried that i would have to thin it out and you were right my lettuce looks just like the one you had in the video and am pleased to know that i dont have to thin it out. thanks for the info!
Thank you! Nice and simple
Awesome! you give the best garden ideas for those who live in the city. Very Interesting. All the best for your next series.
You answer ever question I have. So greatful
Love the containers
I'm growing tomatoes cucumbers zucchini onions all in pots and they are doing excellent
Im just starting. this is encouraging. He mentioned fertilizing every 2 weeks, have you been doing that? What happens if I really don't want to use chemical fertilizers.. thanks.
Me too and less pests too. I put a pot with a nettle plant nearby and near tomatoes and all insects eat the nettle instead.
Same here. Love growing in containers. Peppers do very well in containers as well. Banana, Bell, Hot.
I hope to do the same!
Dr Earth & Neptune harvest are natural ones. I wouldn't use anything Miracle grow. Egg shells, Worm compost I always put under the seedling then one of the other fertilizer. You can do every 3 weeks also
Im trying to grow indoors for the winter, i’ve started 2 hot pepper plants, lettuce and celery, I think i will do a few more pots of lettuce but the way you showed in this video
Love the germination on the seeds I got from you guys, and since I am here in Wisconsin, knowing they came from and grew in a colder climate is a bonus. I figure they are raised pretty similar! Thanks again, I will definitely order more next year!
Thank you for this enthusiastic video!
What am I growing in containers this year? 2 Peppers, 2 tomatillos, 2 tomatoes, 1 pot of onions, 3 cabbage, 3 bins of potatoes, 1 bin of beets, 1 pot of fennel, carrots, green onion, chives, basil, lemon basil, oregano, radish, and 3 types of lettuce. I decided to pull in most of the furniture off my patio and gave my BBQ to my daughter. (I went vegan and have little use for it) Now I am going to keep out one chair and a side table. The rest of my 15 X 5 foot patio will be covered in potted plants. We will have to see what will grow now. I am waiting until the beginning of June to get it all outside. :)
+Cheeky Saver You should have kept the BBQ. Looking at your list all I could think of was how delicious all those veggies would be if you grilled them!!
I have a portable coleman roadtrip if I need it. I just don't need 2 of them.
PSHAW vegan BBQing is my jam, tofurkey dogs, grilled butternut, grilled zuc, and we grill tons of peppers and eggplant, corn, mushrooms etc. ENDLESS
Don't worry, I still have 1 BBQ and a smoker. zucchini bacon is good stuff... it does't taste like just
bacon, but it is good non the less.
I commend you for your courage. You are inspiring me. If possible would you take a picture of your container garden? I would Love to become vegetarian.
Thank you for the excellent video! Looking forward to growing lettuce this way. 🙂
This inspired me to grow some lettuce in a container!
I put 4 zucchini seeds last summer, I'd never grown a container garden before. I have grown a lot of stuff in 20'
long beds. I did know about cherry tomatoes. I put just one plant in a very big clay pot. Wow! We had a million tomatoes and almost the same of zucchini We picked the last tomato at the end of Nov.
Next year I am going to try potatoes in a bag. What else would be good for a newby. I only have 6'by10'. of room on my deck which is on the 2nd floor? We liven in the western suburbs of Chicago.
beans, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers. Those are all so easy to grow!
Jan Carroll there's nothing in the world that beats the taste of fresh raw peas straight out of the pod!
Yay!! I have been looking for a video just like this. Thank you Thank you! I am heading out to plant my lettuce seed in my containers. :)
Just got my seeds in the mail, thanks a lot for this video!
Just what I needed. About to plant some seeds
awesome! I so want to grow lettuce in containers to have fresh lettuce with my other garden harvests.
Best thing about living in a warm country - 12 months of good sunshine= 12 months of growing food, 12 months of fun and exercise.
After watching the video, I went and did a pot just like you did. tested to the soil so I know its loose. Hoping it goes well. I will keep you updated if you like.
Thank you!! Ill be doing it in the morning!!!
Thank you for the demonstration and the video.
I started my patio garden in mid-March. I have Tom Thumb Peas, arugula (it just bolted on me, though...past the time to start a new pot while I wait to harvest the seeds from the old!), green leaf lettuce, Swiss Chard, radishes, baby beets, and I just put out a determinate tomato plant (Ace 55) last night. I will be planting a few quick maturing carrots, cilantro, and radishes in with the tomato, though, because the pot it is in is a 20", 14 gallon pot. I think the tomato can stand to have some company while it is still little especially! I really want to grow more of my own greens because they are such a waste of resources to get from the store or even from the Farmers' Market for me (nearest one is a 20 mile drive). I think I will stop at the store and get some of the Eco Scraps potting mix and start a couple more pots of lettuce. I do have a nice-sized in-ground garden for my suburban area, but my deck and patio are bigger. Might as well put some pots of food on them!
How do you fertilizer them when they're planted so densely?
+Ivy Mok I would guess it would be a liquid type application.
@@willlastnameguy8329 I use 2 heaping tablespoons Dr Earth 4-4-4 all purpose per gallon of potting mix (50% Fox Farm Ocean Forest, 50% coco), seems to work very well.
I had discovered poison ivy in my veggie beds last year so I decided this year to put everything in containers. Only instead of using expensive containers I accepted donations of unwanted plastic storage totes..
Worked out pretty good for this season .. considering the weather.. but now I’m exited to expand next year..
Not only am I repurposing storage totes I’m now repurposing old yoga mats for my walkways..
And yes it was cool to be able to constantly rearrange them..
It has giving me lots of great ideas
If I could attach a few photos I would
I mixed in other types of pots and statuary.. mixed flowers in with my fruits and veggies..
I’m seriously considering planting apple trees in large containers..
Can you do an episode like that?
I like the video and appreciate the infor. Simple and to the basis.
I love your passion.
Great video! You make it look easy!
thanks, king!
Thank you for all the advice. I am growing cabbage in container and I can't wait to harvest and fry some with onion...I am growing onions on the garden as well.......🙏🥬🙏🌱
Keep on farming my brother jah., bless all
Great video! Can I use different kinds of lettuce in the same container with this method?
MD Lewis yes you can.
I grow my lettuce every year In low rectangle pots, it works great
Thank you for putting together this series. I grow exclusively in containers - lots of space but no sun, unfortunately, due to lots of shade trees. I hope you'll do a series on peppers, as well. What about kale? And broccolli? Do these plants do well in pots, too?
following to hear the reply!
Wow learned something new everyday
Your channel is amazing. Thank you for the tips and ideas.😊👍
Thank you! Vert excited to start my lettuce.
Thank you, Luke. This is so exciting, I'm really going to try to plant this way this year :-D
This is so awesome! I just stumbled across this video looking for a time lapse of lettuce growing and I'm definitely sticking around. I'm a brand new indoor gardener currently living in college dorms and in the summer I'm moving into a third floor apartment so container gardening is a must for me. I'm actually growing lettuce right now! Four little sprouts in one container which is why I was looking for a time lapse (a newbie's best friend I swear, it's so much reassurement that I'm doing it right) but in my next batch I'm gonna try that massive seeding. I'm also growing potatoes right now and I want to grow broccoli and tons of other things so I'll be back!
How much lettuce should I plant or how big should my pots be so that I can eat at least 2 salads a week this summer?
I'm growing my lettuce in a baby pool. I'm only using half (broad cast in the pool) and the other half I've got onions. I'm wondering if they are compatible?
can you do Kale the same way?
I have 1 kale per pot
Wonder if you can ring your kale with radish? I do like to intercrop & always want new combinations.
yes, a smaller variety! Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy , Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
@@deborahhanna6640 you can! Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy , Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
Thank you- that is a beautiful sentiment. Very much appreciated today!
Spuds. I'm growing spuds in 15 gallon nursery pots. Kennebecs, to be exact. The seed potatoes are being started in half-full pots of my own compost, a small shovelful of composted cow manure, a good handful of composted chicken manure, a light handful of 10-10-10 and a sprinkling of potash. Please note, my 4-in-1 Mini Soil Tester tells me that this mixture is infertile :) It sure holds water though.
I heard chicken manure is to hot not to use it
+FUCKTARD same situation as cow manure fresh manure can only be used in the fall, composted or well-dehydrated manure is ok in spring or even in active beds. IIRC, 255 of the nitrogen leaches out during aging. (U of Arkansas, IIRC).
+Brett Blake HAHAHA I thought you were insulting someone and the I opened the comments and realized...that was their name
+Wisconsinhomestead Yeah, that threw me for a minute too.
What type of fertilizer application would you recommend for growing lettuce this way?