How to predict when lettuce are ready for harvest
Lets face it, lettuce is one of the fastest growing crops from transplanting to maturity. What makes it even more crucial is that the whole...
Category Archives: Lettuce
Tipburn in lettuce
Tipburn in lettuce has been a problem since the first farmer planted lettuce. Any grower will at some stage have the problem occur to some...
How to get good iceberg lettuce head development
An iceberg lettuce head that is solid will always sell. Just watch people buying lettuce, they always feel the compactness of the heads first and...
Lettuce deficiency and toxicity symptoms of macro and micro elements
It is often quite difficult to identify a deficiency or toxicity symptom in the field because they never really occur as a single element deficiency...
NFT is ideal for hydroponic lettuce production
Lettuce was cultivated in 4500 B.C. in the Mediterranean basin. Only in 1543 was the first know head lettuce produced in Europe. Lettuce was first...
Planting density of various vegetable crops in hydroponic systems
Planting density in bag culture systems Pepper & tomato planting density influences yields, diseases and quality of the end product. Get it right the first...