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How to Grow the Best Lettuce

Lettuce is easy to grow and has an abundance of different shapes, colors, and flavors of lettuce you can grow in your garden to enjoy serving your family in salads.

I will provide you with details on not only how to grow the best lettuce but some of my favorite lettuces to grow.

Lettuce Varieties to Grow

Red Leaf

Butter

Merlot

Red & Green Speckled 

Planting

Lettuce enjoys sun to partial sun for location, the key is to avoid an area that receives late afternoon sun.

The planting depth is just 1/4 inch in lightly fertile soil, lettuce does not need to be fertilized.