Monroe
Works, Archer,
Florida
Distributor of Organic Worm Fertilizers: VermaPlex®
and Pure Black Castings™
Earthworm Castings are the "Fertilizer Nature Intended"
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Vegetable Gardening: Growing Lettuce
Lettuce
Lettuce is a cool weather crop and should be grown in fall and spring when temperatures range between 45 and 75 degrees. Whether baby leaf lettuce, bibb lettuce, or big, crisp heads, lettuce grows best when provided with constant moisture.
Whatever type you want to grow, the shallow roots of lettuce make it an ideal crop for vertical gardening or self-watering container gardening as well as in beds.
Lettuce Varieties to try in Your Vegetable Garden:
- Loose Leaf Lettuce: These
varieties seldom form crisp heads, but instead grow leaves in
dense clusters. Look for heat-tolerant varieties that are
available.
- Bibb Lettuce and Butterhead:
These lettuce varieties, some which are cold tolerant, form
small heads of leaves with crisp ribs rather quickly.
- Romaine Lettuce: More
stress tolerant than other varieties of lettuce, the long-leafed
Romaine with stiff ribs is a salad favorite.
- Head Lettuce: We're all familiar with the iceberg type lettuce, but there are more flavorful varieties like Batavian or French Crisps. These lettuces are easy to grow and have great color.
Growing and Fertilizing Lettuce With Pure Black Castings™ and VermaPlex®
Stagger plant your lettuce to provide a steady supply.
- Mix in
Pure Black Castings™ into your planting medium at a rate of
1 pound per 50 square feet.
- Apply
VermaPlex® at a rate of 20:1 (20 parts water to 1 part
VermaPlex®) at leaf stage.
- Thereafter, apply VermaPlex® at a rate of 40:1 every 7-14 days until harvest.
Pure Black Castings™ and VermaPlex® Resources:
- 5 Pounds Pure Black Castings™
- 20 Pounds Pure Black Castings®
- 1 Quart VermaPlex™
- 1 Gallon VermaPlex™
- Combo Packages (saves on shipping):
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