How to Grow Lettuce, Complete Growing Guide

[@rolandready3207]

James seems like he is a good soul. We need more people like this. Really enjoy his show and also seeing Tuck.

[@elizabeths5032]

If he had the best soul he would feature foster dogs in his videos

[@jamistokes5333]

Yes.. we need more people like this in Jersey!!!! He represents the good folks here well 😀

[@persadsanjay]

His lettuce looks really good

[@jenli142]

Does anyone know what that purple/black looking lettuce is in his garden? (Not the lunox one, the other one at the beginning of the video)

[@carrifoote8065]

@@elizabeths5032 And THIS is why we are sick of foster dogs being pushed on us!! NAZI mentality.

[@susancarrington8091]

James continues to be my favorite garden person. Energetic, informative, goes to the point, and never, ever complains about his fan base! Thanks, James!

[@selomitagwireyi3288]

Many thanks from Zimbabwe🇿🇼🙂👋🏾 I'm planting some lettuce later today so these tips have come right on time 😎😉👍🏾

[@Darlenejoy]

Love the tips. I learn each time I watch. I pull my lettuce head with root when ready to harvest whole head. This way I put it on the kitchen counter in a cereal bowl Of water. The lettuce keeps longer as I can’t eat the whole head at one meal. And it looks so fresh and pretty on the counter.

[@evandorco5193]

You are an inspiration and God loves you. You where the first one to inspire me to make a food forest back when I was just wanting to live off the land. I lost all my friends my wife cheated on me And stole all my money and now I live alone in he Appalachia mountains in a small home with land nearby. I spent all I had on supplies for this food forest am foraging all my vgetabls and non bulk dehydrated foods until I can grow some. I currently live off the land and do all my cooking lighting and essentials with solar I depend on this land for survival this food forest and trashed land I just purchased that im cleaning up is my only hope and will be doing it this season with a potentialy broken wrist. I found an abundance of everything in nothing and am happier then I ever was when I had everything I thought I needed. God bless you James without this technique and your wisdom you shared I dont think I'd be ale to survive how I need to. God bless you James I hope you recieve everything you want in life one love to you :) if your ever in the Sussex County area let me know I have 3.7 acres in a state forest with a nice stream for tucky to cool of in

[@stephenmoberg8807]

Zzzzzz

[@crazycarl00]

Good thing you're talking about protecting the lettuces because we're going to see some insane heat ramping up this upcoming weekend.

[@heatherk8931]

James GREAT hint of the 40% shade cloth! It gets pretty hot here in Northern California, so far another early week of 90s°

[@purplehatfarm5338]

My kids love watching your channel and seeing Tuck!

[@OnlyTheChronic]

Your dog reminds me of my dog in the garden 😄 My Teddy is still just a 5 month old maltipoo but he follows me through every task and sometimes he will try to help me weed & he loves digging the holes for me to drop seeds in, we've been planting this week & every day he goes out with me and sniffs every single plant to make sure they are still okay, I guess 🤷‍♀️ plus he's even learning to keep the chickens out of the garden. Gardening is so much more fun with a little buddy to help out! You have great content, thanks for sharing!

[@MrSrtman18]

You are the man! Tuck is the garden police! Thanks for all you do!

[@gardenofseeden]

Thanks for lettucing us see how you grow lettuce. Grow ON!!

[@jamesprigioni]

Haha clever pun!!

[@FloraM44]

On May 10th I didn't know what I was going to plant in my front porch planters, but figured I'd scatter some seeds and might actually get plants started by the time I get around to filling the planters. Well today on June 9th, I harvested some lettuce from those scattered seeds since I still haven't planted them up 😆🥬 There are also some basil seeds germinating in the back of the planters. They're so quick! I also started some from seed and I believe some germinated in only 1 or 2 days! It was incredible!

[@mynjgarden]

The lettuce has done so great with this cool spring! I saw a cold out there in my food forest today! He popped up out of the leaf mulch!

[@anitanolan9804]

Hi James. I wanted to let you know that I built a hinged hoop house for a steel raised bed this fall. I planted in it a little late, by the time I had everything done, but my plants all survived the cold weather of last week. I live in SE PA, in Zone 6B, a half zone colder from you. I only put one layer of plastic on my bed, but then cover it with frost cloth (just right on top of the plastic, although it mostly just touches at the top). I let it drape to the ground where I weight it with bricks. When it got really cold, I put hoops inside the plastic hoop house I built, and put another layer of plastic inside. I uncovered today and almost all plants survived (all lettuces, kale, cabbage, cilantro, etc) other than those that were touched by the inner layer of plastic along the edges. (there was ice on top of that inner layer of plastic). I hope Tuck is well, and look forward to more of your videos.

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

I like dusting the top of my lettuce seeds with dry peat moss when planting. It’s very light. Then I mist the top. The solar flare lettuce looks beautiful!!

[@MrMichaelWHenze]

James, your garden and presentations are great!👍 I am a fan.

[@deborahfont8697]

Boy James, you throwing out some fantastic knowledge on the lettuce. I had no idea how delicate they were, I would prefer starting seeds in trays as well. I tell you, you have a lettuce for evey day, you will not get tired of eating the same over and over. Good thing you start seeds elsewhere, that little Tuck likes to get in on the action. Always a great video. Thank you James and Tuck.❤❤❤❤❤🐶🐶🐶❤❤❤❤❤

[@charliehoos9773]

I started lettuce seeds in 2 Greenstalks on my porch to avoid the majority of pests. It holds 30 lettuce heads each so we can pick leaves as needed for sandwiches or side salads.

[@Rockymtnbloom]

How did lettuce do in the Greenstalk? What zone are you in?

[@josephstr9442]

Hey James and Tuck. I have to say its very inspiring to see all of what you have accomplished with your garden. Its made me start my own garden in my back yard 3 years ago. And when im not successful in something you and Tuck inspire me to keep growing. I have planted more varieties and plants this year than i have ever done and really excited for this year. I really love these videos and i love seeing Tuck. Thanks for teaching me to be a better gardener.

[@my3sonsmjc]

Just started growing lettuce from seed...this video is SO informative! Thx for sharing!

[@empressv8163]

Thanks! It’s a wonderful thing to grow your own food!

[@Betty-qd8st]

I had a Beautiful row of kale... this morning. The deer must’ve thought it was delicious.

[@carolyniorio4476]

Been there, it least someone enjoyed it ❤

[@thecyclingcouple4438]

Hi James, just came in to say hi to you and of course Tuck, the cutiest head of garden security. good idea of lettuces in buckets/containers. 🍻 from Toronto 🇨🇦. ❤️🪴

[@naziaali7560]

Lovely garden, thanks for the tips

[@RockinRob69]

I love the openings this year....you're very energetic when you say "What's Goin ON Growers?!!!!!"😂😂😂 The force is stronger than ever!

[@jamesprigioni]

Haha it was a long winter 🤣

[@ardenthebibliophile]

Love those epic gardening six cell trays!

[@zmenow3162]

Just planted lettuce today. I did not thin while they were in the seed tray..😬. Maybe I’ll thin right now! Thank You for your show. Have been a subscriber for ~2 years now

[@humanchalk2835]

not even kidding, I'm putting seeds in a germination trays right now and lettuce was my next seed package

[@jamesprigioni]

Haha me and Tuck new it, we were just waiting for you to finish the last pack before the lettuce 😁

[@humbertofigueroa3455]

Always very enjoyable to see you . Your energy is contagious thank you for all your videos.

[@yahushaismyshepherd1179]

Love starting transplants. Beats the pest cycle. Less losses I pit the seeds on opposite corners and if both germinate I split the transplants

[@DanielleBlanchardArts]

Me too. I got almost 100% germination of my tomato seeds, so I have transplanted lots of doubles to red solo cups. If they grow enough by June 6, I will have to give plants away. I have room for only 28. I have at least 6 varieties. Canning and freezing this year.

[@tlhhappyvoice1]

Dude seriously…you are so good at giving GREAT information that I’m just not finding elsewhere…wonderful information 🙏💙💙. Thank you 😊 💙🙏

[@cindyeasterling6917]

This year I planted Merlot lettuce and so far in high 80s low 90s Mississippi heat it's growing beautifully

[@jamesprigioni]

Yeah merlot is a great heat tolerant one as well

[@messyjessie5959]

This is my first year gardening and I’m clueless. I just learned more in your 17 min. video than I have reading an entire gardening book and countless other podcasts and KZbin videos. Thank you!!

[@amlco3942]

I can't help but smile every time I watch your videos- your energy is so infectious 🙂 And Tuck the darling mini-gardener❤

[@jessicaj8148]

I direct sowed some lettuce seed in early December 2021, covered it when it started to grow and it sort of stayed dormant but it’s taken off and they’re huge! And yummy!

[@olivergarcia2459]

thanks for the tips James and Tuck

[@johnray854]

So I finally know why my lettuce was bitter to dry, I'm new to gardening and just figured it was a bad season but no, so cheers to better lettuce

[@Kindredcreativeworld]

You make the best videos. Thank you for being so thorough!

[@vidasustentavel9465]

It's great to see people growing their own food, and much healthier for both the body and the mind.

[@gahzicoh1622]

Your passion toward and knowledge of plants makes this one of my favorite gardening channels on youtube. 👍

[@resorfrancis-deshong9359]

Always healthy looking plants and fruits/ vegetables. Love the energy and the knowledge based from your experience

[@makeyourlifeeasier5794]

Another excellent video. I've had good results sprouting lettuce seeds in hydroponic pebbles in a net cup and water then transplanting.

[@yesitsamessgarden]

I'm growing that Forellenschluss lettuce, along with Merlot, Ruby Red, Lollo Rosso, and Tom Thumb.

[@him0075]

14:53 bro decent ??? No way you are a master of the art definitely goat status I just finished the video and seen the rest of them plus I seen ur tomato tree u a goat🐐! The plants can definitely feel ur love and the energy u put in to taking care of them ⚡️definitely thanks for this knowledge im gonna watch more of ur videos 🌿🌱🪴🎍☘️🌴🌳🌺🌸🌼🌻🌹🌷🌾🌾🍂🍁🎋🪴🎍☘️☘️🌳🌴🌵🥀

[@loriturk3187]

I have a type of leaf lettuce that reseeds itself every year and is tender. So rainy on the West Coast this year so heaps of little seeds have started up. Love growing lettuce

[@ravenwildspirit]

Hey Lori...what lettuce seed? Another West Coast gardner.

[@loriturk3187]

@@ravenwildspirit just leaf lettuce: red & green varieties. I always let 1 or 2 go to seed every year and end up with 15-20 growing mid-May next year!

[@cherylhenson2200]

I’ve never cared much for dogs, but your Tuck is the cutest, sweetest little good-hearted companion. You are blessed. Also love the info on this channel.

[@shleegar]

I transplanted some of my lettuce starts this week. Fingers crossed they keep growing!

[@shleegar]

Pretty lettuce varieties!

[@jamesprigioni]

Good stuff, I bet they will just try and give them a nice little home to live in 😁

[@shleegar]

@@jamesprigioni they're in a 30" Birdies raised bed so we don't have to share with the bunnies. A Lettuce high rise!

[@Scaryladyvideos]

Whoa! Full of great info about lettuce and then some. Thanks!

[@pookie7584]

When I was younger I remember i had grown a little lettuce plant, tomato plant, and carrot plant. I was so proud of that salad

[@annabodhi38]

Thank you James. Appreciate all the information and the video. Your lettuce looks amazing as does the rest of your garden. Looking forward to your next video.

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Beautiful Gardening 😍 Like it Thank you for good sharing ~~ My friend, have a good day

[@krystal6137]

I really like the way you cull the seedlings; it’s genius! Most people just pull them from the soil, disturbing roots of the healthiest plant in the process. Cutting them at the base makes so much more sense, especially for very sensitive sprouts like lettuce and carrots.

[@pamelawalker8052]

Thank you so much. I have always had bad luck growing lettuce, now I know why. I planted too deep. I love you channel

[@omarvaldivia8297]

Absolutely love this channel, Thanks to your video's I have started a garden!

[@sandramahadeo4910]

Hi I enjoy your video I don’t have any space to plant but I enjoy watching you plant and harvest enjoy your fruits and vegetables bye.

[@alphaalchemy2736]

Hey bro, your videos have helped me grow and thus grow as a Gardner. What I’ve looked for and haven’t seen is a video of must have tools to start an efficient garden. Also, where can I send you pictures of the garden you inspired me to design? Thanks brother!

[@annettefaynburd4402]

Your videos bring me so much joy every time! Thanks for the inspiration. Where do you like to buy your lettuce seeds? - An inspiring food forester

[@hannahgallagher2289]

Packed full of info! The best informative gardening channel!

[@jamesprigioni]

Let’s Gooo!!! ❤️

[@kathrinekerns8398]

😍😍😍all of your videos. Tuck and James make a great team.

[@daveclark1904]

Absolutely love growing lettuce! Been doing high intensity in 10 gallon pots but gonna build some raised beds soon. since we just bought our house, it's go time!!

[@jamesprigioni]

Good stuff!! Congrats on the house, now you can transition from your temporary setup, love hear it ❤️

[@mmmsshenanigans9422]

Also lookin for a house and cannot wait to have a yard to grow in

[@daveclark1904]

@@mmmsshenanigans9422 awesome! You're gonna love it when you do!

[@daveclark1904]

@@alexandermonzon8165 I 10 per pot. 5 of one kind and 5 of another. I have 3 ten gal pots growing like this and they're doing great!

[@EpicenterLLC]

Thanks for your input. Still haven't quite figured out growing in the desert (Tucson). I think I'm going to get a hydroponic tower garden forwater conservation.

[@dayleneyandell7937]

Just got my tee-shirt. Love it. Thanks for everything.

[@waterisgold]

I'm trying to grow enough lettuce to share with all of my neighbors🌱💕James thanks for being an inspiration and and bigger thanks for always sharing tuck with us💛 Lettttsssssss Gooooooo!!

[@jamesprigioni]

I hope this video helps! You're welcome Jessica and thank you for always spreading kindness and encouragement in the comment section 😁🐕❤️

[@hollyjones1186]

The majority of my veg/fruit, if I'm successful, is for the food pantry at my church.

[@bbsvchic]

I was really hoping you’d say “lettucccee gooooo” haha

[@pamelavance648]

@@bbsvchic that's kinda how I read the comment 😅

[@sandy-rr1by]

The response I got from a couple people I offered nice leaves to...was that it wasn't already washed. They prefer to buy from grocery .

[@nildaotero2933]

Excellent video James. I didn't know there were so many different types of lettuces.❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck.

[@newzealandprepper]

I'm in New Zealand, I've been watching you for a while now, your garden is great. Its the beginning on winter here/late autumn and I put lettuce in about 6 weeks ago I will be able to harvest lettuce, daikon, spinach, pak choi, wong bok and a few other Chinese green leafy veges all winter. But they bolt so fast in spring and summer here.

[@crappo8459]

Thanks for sharing great info 👍

[@laurielangley2306]

James, SUPER GREAT ideas for planting lettuce!! THANKS!

[@jamesprigioni]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it Laurie 😁❤️

[@craigmetcalfe1749]

Hey Team Tuck! I like eating my own lettuce over anything in the Supermarket. When I was growing up, my father said that Lettuce was an antidepressant and all I know is that I feel healthy and satisfied eating lettuce every which way! I use it as wraps for Asian dishes, on sandwiches, and even grilled on the BBQ. The colors, shapes, flavors and manner of harvesting has enough variety to add even more interest. Thanks for taking the time to take us on your journey! Cheers!

[@davidgeorge4784]

Love the spacing tip depending whether it’s spring or fall

[@YoungBuddhaEzuk]

Your Lettuce samples are so beautifully stunning ⚛️🥬⚛️

[@smas3256]

Thank you James. Perfect timing for lettuce. Wow. So much in square foot. We'll be starting some inside thanks to you. The varieties sure will make salads more inviting. We had a great harvest with all your pruning tips for Cucumbers. Really grateful and so satisfying to be successful.

[@judydwiggins3456]

I love that you explain everything so well. You give me inspiration. Thank you !

[@linebreaker8751]

In nuture lettuce and it's relatives are related to dandelions. And actually lettuces are just bigger edible dandelion bushes. In wild lettuces will release their seeds to air like a dandelion and seeds eventually land on the ground abd doesn't get in the soil at all. Which is why we should start the seeds as shown in this video 3:30

[@joyjoshfreshgarden4400]

Sir ur very very enargy,activeness ,happy wonderfull all of u.any one super groth,I like ur gardening,and ur voice.👍👌👌😊☺️😘

[@tamararoberts9307]

I have learned a few things about lettuce that I didn't know before, ty ! ♡♡

[@roccoconte2960]

I've always had a problem with lettuce seed germination and transplanting out ,it's very sensative.Good video James very well done as always.

[@jamesprigioni]

Yeah those little buggers are finicky to get up if you bury them too deep

[@skinnyWHITEgoyim]

There's a company called Sow Easy that makes pelleted seeds of all the tiny seed varieties. They take the tiny seeds and make them about the size of a BB

[@roccoconte2960]

@@skinnyWHITEgoyim Ive tried those before i got them from harris seed in New York they dont keep well planted a whole tray 48 cells not one came up seeds were only 3 years old.

[@skinnyWHITEgoyim]

@@roccoconte2960 every seed i have tried so far came up. I have only tried carrots and lettuce

[@kath-phlox]

Miners lettuce is also know as Winter Purslane, it generally grows in Spring not Winter, mine is growing now and I can make a salad with it, but it's also starting to flower. So it really is a misnoma to call it winter lettuce.

[@AcrosstheHedge]

We have very hot summers, so I do two plantings, one for spring and one for fall. But when we get to summer, I plan on one or two plants bolting, and I use those for my seed each year. I often miss some of the seeds, so usually my fall planting is half self down.

[@islynmercurius3338]

Job well done love the garden all the vegetables and fruit trees love the preparation tuk is having fun too thanks for sharing let us keep planting ☺️

[@alenatorres7071]

Thank you so much for these tips! Last year my lettuce was bitter so I didn't grow any this spring. Probably too late now, living in TX, but will try in the fall.

[@jessicaj8148]

You can probably grow some inside. I do that here in NJ for winter and late summer

[@christinariggs896]

This was so helpful! I had no idea how "lightly " to plant lettuce seeds. Package & others say 1/4in... tried & didn't work. I did get a few sprouts(very few) but didn't last long, maybe to much water as you mentioned! Going to try again! :) TY

[@pameliadobson4349]

Thanks for the tips on growing lettuce James!! Now I know what happened to mine last year. I had it in full sun and only got a minute amount before they went to seed!! After watching this, I should have better luck this year. Thanks again!!!

[@TheFiredog3]

Another fine video James, I decided to plant some red raspberries this year and I came upon an early video of you on raspberries, boy have you blossomed, lol you were so reserved and quiet. Keep up the great work.

[@jackiek4159]

Tucker is the best garden helper! We all need an adorable Tucker in our lives! 😍🙌🏻🌿

[@jamesprigioni]

Thanks for the kind words Jackie and your right! We all do need a helper like Tucker 😁🐕

[@AndreaM77]

What a stunning array of lettuces! Just beautiful ❤️

[@ischelldyer1678]

Thank you 🙏🏻 James!!! All your videos are so full of info!! We are learning and being successful with you! Greetings from Texas

[@philiprolle7257]

Man you have a great garden good job

[@djbarnes48]

Can you send Tuck down to GA? We have a LOT more things he can chase away from our garden than just squirrels!!! Thanks for the channel and all the videos. We did an experiment with the square foot gardening this year - and it worked well enough that we've gone down the rabbit hole to do even more next year - including two more beds (and one will be in the front yard for all our salad greens too!). Appreciate the fun and energy you put into the videos and also the way you demonstrate things as well! Your channel and videos are the main reason we are moving forward and going to try even more next year! :)

[@patriciagraham4786]

Thanks for another inspiring video. I've been harvesting my leaf lettuce for a couple of weeks. They are growing in the Dollar Tree stackable planters, and have been doing great. I also have strawberries, spinach and baby choi in a couple of tiers. I just bought three GreenStalk tiered planters,, and I am excited to get started planting in them. Thank you for all you do. Love 💘 Tuck❣

[@chrissmaerz]

"Forellenschluss" means "Trouts end". You can eat it as sald or you can fry it in a little butter and salt. 😊

[@livinggrowing]

Thank you James, for telling us the varieties. I love your harvest videos, and always pay close attention when you mention varieties. 👍😃

[@skdjirrrdjdm3926]

Just transplanted my lettuce seedlings two days ago and they have already doubled in size! I kept thinking they were tiny still for being 2 months old but I think they just wanted more space.

[@dianebrodeen3863]

I love using Sluggo because it's safe for my dogs.

[@loyalcoltsfan18]

Great video! Man I’m in Texas so thanks for the knowledge!

[@janzebuski3559]

So glad to see you!!! And a very timely video. I have several starts to put out and I'm deciding on what others to start now- once again I was kind of extravagant when ordering seeds this year. Love seeing Tuck- he's still looking good! I need a Tuck to chase off the squirrels and chipmunks!😃 Take care, be well 👍✌️

[@digsindirt4490]

I like starting lettuce in trays, too, so spacing is better when I transplant. When I direct sow I can’t control where the seeds land. The lettuce seeds are so darn small! LOL

[@CortneysLittleGarden]

James you are amazing! Thank you for this video. I live in S Florida (where it's mostly always hot) so it's hard to grow lettuce, even in the "winter months". I have learned so much from your videos in the past 2 years I've been gardening. Thank you for sharing Tuck with us and keep doing what you're doing. We need you! Let's Goooooooo!

[@Section_230]

Hydroponic setup indoors would help

[@CortneysLittleGarden]

@@Section_230Great suggestion but I prefer to keep my gardening outdoors. To each their own but hydroponics is of no interest to me.

[@Section_230]

@@CortneysLittleGarden I do both, but yeah, best of luck.

[@donabellahardeneravlogs790]

Wow so excellent job Sir 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kele1264]

I use Sluggo Plus. Maybe I should do the Sluggo and the BT. I have some BT. Thanks James! You really have an awesome variety of lettuces! Beautiful plants! The speckled ones seem so exotic; I've never had them before. Really enjoyed seeing them! See you next time!

[@theresecornelius812]

Wow! You got me all into ALL these different lettuces! Thank you for the inspiration! 👍😊