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So you’re thinking of growing your own hydroponic lettuce? You should because it is delicious and you can make money too! Lettuce is probably the easiest vegetable to grow hydroponically too!

Below are some reasons why you should grow 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 Im talking about!

2. You will not be passing on any soil borne diseases to your lettuce which is a real problem for many gardeners.

3. You will have no need to eliminate any soil loving pests so you won’t need to invest in any expensive pesticides. As a result your lettuce will remain organic. We all know how slugs always seem to head straight for the lettuce dont we!

4. Running costs will be approximately 20% lower with hydroponic lettuce once the initial costs and set up have been taken care of.

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. 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; bedroom, garage, conservatory, garden, window ledge, rooftop or greenhouse.

8. Hydroponic lettuce tends to grow an average of 40% larger than their soil born brothers. This is due to the fact that you have manipulated the growing environment to be optimal for lettuce. They will also have access to all the nutrients they need.

9. Hydroponic lettuce also grows faster than other lettuce. This is partly due to the plant roots not having to grow larger to search for nutrients in the soil. Another big benefit which means money in the bank for you!

Hydroponic Lettuce is lovelyand a fun past time if you decide to grow your own. Think about learning how to grow your own Hydroponic Lettuce , we can show you how to do it! Then you can just sit back, watch it grow and enjoy!

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