How to Grow High Intensity Lettuce From Seed to Harvest

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[@jasongondola9687]

Luke. We love all the effort you put into your channel. Because of you I am a better gardener. If never I have the chance to say it later I want to thank you so very much for your time and knowledge that you share with us here on youtube.

[@VuTubeShorts]

Are you okay?

[@jasongondola9687]

@@VuTubeShorts All is good. Taking time out of the day to show my appreciation for the effort teaching us on the channel.

[@thisfool89]

I often wish my favorite channels would just revisit some of their old content from time to time. There is always something else that could be said about a topic.

[@droddick2006]

I have a tiny potager style garden in the middle of San Francisco, CA. My beds are only about 30 inches by 36 inches each, but I followed your lead and have a beautiful bed, packed with swiss chard, tatsoi, red leaf lettuce, and spinach. Thanks!

[@leidycasadiego3535]

Having lettuce seeds and watching this video before March 10th plus having a garden bed ready to go feels like a win-win! Thank you Luke!

[@KAP1984]

Same here

[@2020Dreamlife]

Yup

[@Themurphyshow7]

The reason why I love your channel so much is that you provide a logical framework and broad ideas that are infinitely applicable in a different variety of plants. These concepts increase a gardeners knowledge in an almost exponential way. I first thought of this when watching your video about planting depth a few days ago but see it throughout your content.

[@VickiTakacs.]

I'dd love a rundown on what the different lettuces taste like, which ones have the most nutrition, and which ones are your guys' favorites. Your fav way to prepare one would not go amiss.

[@BruceLeef]

Thank you guys for everything. Such a bless to have YOU and your family here providing..

[@pinkyfromhaughtfarms6550]

You have every right to brag!! Your lettuce is stellar every year💛

[@skittles9970]

I absolutely love growing my lettuce this way! I tried it the first time you did a video on it and I am hooked! I do grow a single lettuce plant here and there, just because some of them are so pretty!

[@tenlamps6183]

I'm growing your lettuce seeds now. They are coming up beautifully and I've had a few small salads already ( I couldn't wait) so delicious. Not bitter.

[@alyssamaude]

I love my high density lettuce bed! My mom was amazed by how well everything grew because she never had good luck growing lettuce. Now we have so much, my Arugula is starting to go to seed before we are even close to cutting that spot.

[@ourraggedroost8371]

I tried my lettuce high intensity this year and I am not regretting it at all. I used a couple of different mesclun mixes and a caesar lettuce, but have been cutting and eating from it for two months now. I also recommend planting swiss chard and kale this way also. Love having continuous greens all season long.

[@melodylamour6123]

Thank you. I am a new container gardener. I just used seeds to grow butterhead, romaine and endive. I planted 8 seeds of each in small container. I had plans to transplant them into gallon jugs, one per gallon jug. LOL now I'm not so certain because I really love the idea of cut and come again. Since I'm so new to it all I do believe I'll do it both ways so I can gain the experience here in zone 10a Florida. I so appreciate your time and videos

[@freshhcorduroy9707]

I’m growing my greens this way this season thanks to your previous video. So far it’s looking great! Thank you for all your wonderful information!

[@hudsonstange4507]

This is the best gardening channel on KZbin.

[@marilynbook4211]

I have been using your cut and come again for the last few years and it really is a great way to extend the lettuce crop. Thanks.

[@TheSleepyMisfit]

I’m super excited to give it a try this year.

[@danielleflaharty-pastorino9008]

I did my lettuce your way this year and I feel it has done very well. Thank you so much

[@jaybutera3353]

Great video. I like how you explained the natural culling and self-supporting method and the head vs loose leaf approach. This clarified a lot of confusion for me. Thanks!!!

[@helennelson3120]

Thanks for sharing Luke. Your lettuce looks great. I've been plucking mine via the outer leaves. I'll have to give your way a go. Blessings

[@erdiaz13]

Loving the Trifecta and seeds! Thank you for offering such wonderful products through your store! 💖

[@robinsullivan6043]

Beautiful! Tango is my favorite. I planted mid-April so I have another week or so till harvest. LOVE your videos!! Thank you!

[@samyu2971]

So true. I have lettuce growing in between cracks of my paver patio. Your lettuce bed is too gorgeous for words!

[@valeriehowden471]

Grew mine this way last year and they did great. Tried mustard type greens close by and they really want to compete. This year I will plant fewer mustard greens after the lettuce are established. Thanks for the update.

[@ScottHead]

Nice bunch of lettuce. Transplanting a bunch for winter today, appreciate your re-cap. Appreciate you too. Have a great day.

[@jennienguyen4486]

Thank you Luke for the great gardening content you put out! I’m in Toledo, Ohio and I applied this method in early spring in a wide container and it’s been amazing! I have more than enough salad for now 🥗 Cheers Jennie

[@terrytrexler9340]

This is a great video that answered a lot of the questions I had about your high intensity growing. It was especially helpful to see how you harvest your lettuce for cut and come again.

[@mobollwitt3065]

I tried it Luke and it turned out amazing. Best advice and I will plant more next season. I tried 3 different leaf lettuces and 2 spinach in a very small raised bed garden. Thanks so much and I am lucky I found your channel.

[@fizzypop1858]

Really good video, Luke. I love how you explained how to cut and come again. I didn't know to just cut the entire couple inches off the tops. I always pulled off individual leaves. I love your way! Can't wait to try it!

[@nicolechirouze2191]

Thank you so much! I’ve been harvesting for cut-and-come again all wrong. You have taught me so much about gardening!

[@cozyhomemakingvibes]

I LOVE how this video intros. Very low intensity and calming. 🥬 ❤️ 🙏🏻 beautiful

[@katievandyck2270]

Always so helpful and informative. Thanks to you I have my first SUPERB radishes, I plunged them with confidence into the cold soil in February and now they're wonderful (it's mid April in the UK). Thank you Luke and please keep them coming.

[@LukeMchugh-ml5om]

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[@reeceespieces1014]

Thank you, I received my complimentary salad bowl seeds today with my order and it was great that you have the QR code on the pack to link to this video. It’s one thing I’ve always been hesitant to grow. I grew your chard seeds this year and they did well, and I now have the confidence now to try lettuces . I’m in The Deep South, so I will hold my seeds until Feb. Might get fancy and make a little cold frame. 😁 🙏🏻Continual blessings on your harvest.

[@casualpreparedness2347]

The garden looks Awesome. Excellent video young man. 💯👍👍😎

[@soniabrown8895]

I will try this next time I plant lettuce. Yours looks amazing!

[@jennyfrompr8940]

I am learning so much from you! That lettuce bed is a dream 😍 Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@MarieIppodimonte]

Many thanks Luke for your generosity.

[@unsaltedtomato899]

thank you! I've watched a lot of your old lettuce videos but this one is THE best. And it was kind of hard to figure out exactly how I wanted to plant

[@kennethmoravec148]

I really enjoyed the beginning of this video, more so than any of the previous.

[@rebeccabeard2964]

Thank you thank you thank you for the new lettuce video!! I've been doing as much research as I can before I start, and this is so helpful!

[@michelletetreault9428]

Thank you so much for the lettuce growing advice. I've messed my lettuce up, but now after watching your video, I'm going to try again. Thanks again!!!

[@ABuskerUnheard]

I love watching your videos. I'm growing cut and come again Lettuce here in the UK, its going very well. I've got lots of it growing and we're eating it everyday at the moment.

[@lindawitherspoon446]

The lettuce is spectacular!!! I’m in Texas. Decided to see if I can grow lettuce through the winter. Yes I can. Had a delicious home grown salad today.

[@pallapper8863]

should i start more fall time or should i just do it through the summer? i also live in texas

[@lindawitherspoon446]

Palapper are you talking about lettuce. You can’t grow it in Texas in the summer. You and grow it all through the winter. I use boxes to grow it in. Plastic storage boxes. If it is going to rain, snow, sleet, I put the lid on. As soon as the weather is clear, I take lid off. If it’s going to freeze, lid goes on and some garden fleece to keep them warmer.

[@pallapper8863]

@@lindawitherspoon446 ok that's what I thought. i love growing lettuce but I know that since here it gets so hot that the plants won't be so happy. thanks for the confirmation.

[@lindawitherspoon446]

Palapper I just pulled my lettuce up. It was looking very worn out. Doesn’t take heat at all. I grow the leaf lettuces. They were so delicious all through the winter. Hope you have good luck with yours.

[@pallapper8863]

Thanks Linda Witherspoon! I hope you have a great harvest with any other plants your growing over the year as well

[@daveclark1904]

What a great video! I'm just getting into raised beds so this is perfect info! Thanks!

[@JM-zq9em]

Literally exactly what I'm looking to do. This channel is phenomenal.

[@conniebarbey]

planted my lettuce today!!! really excited for it to come up. Thank you for all the advice. 3/24/20

[@rachelball1174]

Thanks, Luke. I always learn so much from you!

[@brendastratton1306]

Very informative! And, just in time. I'm planting my lettuce today. Thank you for the information!

[@DR1CHECK]

I grow lettuce all year around in NC. 100 Degree July days. Cool and cold November, December, January. Keys to hot summer lettuce is 1) Water, and 2) Two - three cuts before it bolts. Tear it out and replant.

[@freethinker3161]

I've done exactly what you said with a high intensity lettuce. It looks great and I'm about two days away from harvesting a ton of it. My garden is nowhere near the size of yours, but I still have so much lettuce that I have to give some of this away. Which is also awesome. Thanks for the great tips.

[@escargot905]

freethinker3161 lettuce tastes great in smoothies if you don’t know what to do with it all

[@Elliescarystories]

Luke u help me so much!!! Going through and rewatching and liking all your videos before I start my garden outside in May. Getting so excited !!

[@winkwink161]

I can't even tell you how many times I've watched this video. I always have bad luck with lettuce, but maybe 2020 will be my year!

[@nicolehughes155]

Me too!

[@ramz1455]

Why bad luck if I may ask?

[@winkwink161]

@@ramz1455 lots of slugs. And/or I don't water enough and it grows super slow and bolts.

[@ramz1455]

@@winkwink161 sorry for the late reply, what zone are you in? I'm in Zone 6. Keep trying till you get it right.

[@winkwink161]

@@ramz1455 Zone 5! Currently direct sow lettuce are tiny little sprouts.

[@thesimplelifeofcc9691]

Your so good at this! I can listen to you all day. I have leggy seedlings, hopefully I can save them when I transplant to containers.

[@markgarrett2968]

i did this last year and it worked great. will be doing every year thank you

[@rainsunbloom8714]

Wow, so glad I ran up on this video today. Thanks Luke!

[@jamesmohr2886]

It sure helps when you know “the tricks of the trade” Thank you for sharing and teaching us all that you do. I just finished building 6 raised beds inside my old 35’x11’ framed garden. Can’t wait to transplant tomatoes and peppers this weekend. I ended up pushing those back an extra week because I decided to incorporate core gardening in 2 of the beds. You keep giving me new ideas to try, every time I watch your videos. Hope I haven’t taken on too many projects...🤞🤞🤞extremely excited to see how everything turns out.

[@dougwelch1751]

You always give such good advise and tips. I enjoy all of your videos

[@carlaw2661]

I am happy to see this video today. I am already planning my 2022 Garden. Lettuce is a vegetable that I haven't grown, but it's in next year plan. Thank you for sharing this information I appreciate it. I use your cut for my Curly Mustards and I love it. 😊💕

[@WAYNESVILLE]

Much love to you Luke thanks for all your help🥰

[@robinkight9893]

THANK YOU! Just planted my lettuce and was wondering how it would feed my family all summer. Now I know.

[@anthonycecena]

Doing our lettuce and spinach this way this year. Glad I rewached this today becuase ours is sprouting and i couldn't remember if I needed to thin. Let the plants do it. Cant wait to start harvesting fresh salad again!!

[@CorinneIsIn]

I did the same , butter lettuce and holy wow, it's growing fast! I love that I can go pick my own food out of my own backyard.

[@LaHortetadeBussy]

Thnaks men beautiful lettuce. Woow

[@pspcraft]

I enjoy that your are clear, relaxed and easy to understand... thank you.

[@Tinyteacher1111]

Very pretty and relaxing music! It’s early morning in Mi, and I love this❣️

[@Yankees177]

Thanks for this. This is what I'm doing this spring.

[@josiegustemahana799]

You are awesome! Thank you for educating us! ❤️🙌🏻

[@hangtoughhomestead2229]

Really enjoy your videos and practical guidance.

[@janicecarey3592]

Thanks for a very informative video 😊

[@NixPix]

Thanks I was just about to put my lettuce in seed starters and now I see I should just plant. thanks

[@daleservidio2034]

Can’t wait to try your high intensity style of growing leafy greens this year 😊

[@davishorowitz6594]

Best video/way to grow lettuce, I show this video to everyone wanting to know how to grow it.

[@MrMonastic]

Thanks for doing this one again! I planted it this way and it is ready for the first cut, but I was unsure how low I could cut it.

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

Me & Miss 4 year old threw some lettuce in this year (currently winter here in Queensland, Australia). Havent had much luck with lettuce over the years. Finally getting back into my vegie gardening as i finished my nursing course 6 weeks ago; took me 5 weeks to catch up on 13 months of neglect!

[@SheAceMphs]

I have a packet of your salad bowl mix. The QR code on the back brought me to this video; very cool feature! 💚

[@ArthurValencia9438]

I love your vlog. It is always so helpful. Art

[@heartmomma6460]

Dang this was a very informative video. My husband doesn't allow me much space for my garden even though our home takes up 3 lots! I am always trying to figure out how I can grow more in less space + things that will actually grow. You are awesome. Smart too.

[@paulavena3948]

I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for teaching!!

[@denisebrady6858]

Luke EXCELLENT VIDEO as I now know what I am doing wrong- Love your videos as I learn something every time I watch. Cheers Denise- Australia

[@TiAnnaHagglund]

Beautiful!! We grew lettuce this spring this exact same way because of your previous video! we were closer to 5-6 in apart and I’m going to squish them even closer in fall it worked so well! Would love to see you deep watering the next time it needs a watering, to get a better idea of exactly how you do it. I would also love tips/tricks on bugs/slugs/caterpillars on the lettuce- one of our butter lettuces got attacked by caterpillars and another lettuce by aphids/bugs! Although they leave our favorite arugula alone ❤️ And as always we’d love to know your favorites that you grew this spring, what tasted the best, easiest to grow, most bug/disease tolerant, etc My spouse and I love your videos!

[@sixfigurebookkeeper7588]

Thank you Luke! This was an awesome video! You answered most of my questions on this topic. I’ve been growing heads of lettuce which is exhausting because I have to keep succession sowing. I want to switch to this method as it looks like I only have to do the sowing in spring and then harvest all season long from one spring sowing ❤️

[@sunkisshomesteadgardens9997]

It's to hot here for lettuce right now but I did plant some earlier in same fashion. I really enjoyed.

[@AK-kr3uy]

MIGardener I'm a big fan. Thank you for all your shared knowledge. really help me starting up a tiny garden on our roof. Cheers.

[@DailyLifeandNature]

wow big gardening great video how to grow lettuce , thanks for sharing to us such amazing creative and educational .

[@IAMGiftbearer]

Glad I found this video! I have had alot of lettuce seedlings that damp off by planting lettuce individually, so maybe this is the solution! I am going to try this! Keeping notes on the process!

[@EricTheCat]

What timing. I just cut tango leaf lettuce from the garden today. Grown from seeds from your store. Delicious. :)

[@BlackDogDesigns]

I am struggling getting my Fall lettuce to do well in seed trays so I think I’ll plant seeds right into my no dig beds and track the difference, thank you for sharing🥬

[@tkaart2242]

I love your high density bed of lettuce! I have a garden about big as yours. This year I bought plants (several kinds of kale, and some other kind I have not grown. They do well but are spaced like normal spacing and take up too much room! I will plant like you did next. Instead I planted radishes and beets in between the rows for more produce.

[@gomezaddams6470]

I so needed to see that I wish it was in a yard I don't have right now. It is so beautiful it's like looking at flowers. Only I know it's food. So beautiful I'm talking to the phone like it can hear me and talking secret words to the lettuce like it's never mind LOL what a beautiful dog you should just be so proud of yourself! I remember your first videos add a different name. And they still have no content I just don't have time for something because I'm Ill. But I live vicariously through you and this is so beautiful!

[@topledfactorystoreebay3883]

love the music and love this video. good job. really nice.

[@VegieMum]

I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks. :)

[@seanobrien7751]

crushin that lettuce game! Thanks for the info!

[@littleshoeshopper]

never thought I'd be in awe of lettuce.

[@Brad-99]

So luvin my greens 🌱 fist time growing and surprised how fast Im harvesting just cutting little at a time .good vid 😋

[@offgridsweden]

Your lettuce looks amazing man. Have an awesome weekend, Andreas from Off Grid Sweden 🇸🇪

[@offgridsweden]

@@1daycloser2death I don't understand. What has that to do with lettuce?

[@tauceti8341]

5:50 This is so cool! I've noticed this too.. Acciodentally left lettuce seeds in rain Germinated, sowed, many sprouted But one patch thrived and there all different types like you said they naturally cull. It's too bad to my error I culled my lettuce seed supply :p

[@niloferlakhani218]

I loved this video, will try this method 🙏🏼

[@MrDanrn999]

Thank you, Luke!

[@lucylucampbell8251]

This was a super informative video! Thank you!

[@myhomerumahku2485]

Beautiful and healthy plants 🌱

[@sarojjett1806]

So cool! I’m going to try this. I don’t have a deep water system or worm castings and trifecta etc, it’s the first time we’re planting anything in what was a backyard of grass. I’ve prepped it but not as much as I would have liked to. It’s a start though 😊