Mastering Lettuce: Tips and Tricks for Growing, Sowing, and Protecting Your Crop

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  @winjoda · 8 years ago

  Charles - I don’t know how many of these comments you read, but you are an inspiration. I’ve learned so much from you and am genuinely thankful for all that you’re sharing with us. I could only dream to have a garden like yours but mine (even at only 3 seasons old now) is already so much better because of what I’ve learned from you. <br><br>Thank you !

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  @hmm6404-p2o · 6 years ago

  Having your videos to watch is like having a friend who has tons of experience taking me through his garden. Thanks, so much!

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  @ahandmadehomestead · 8 years ago

  I thought you might like to know that my 5 year old daughter was watching with me today and watched the whole thing. 3/4 of the way through she says “this is interesting”. ❤️

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  @tpangle17 · 8 years ago

  The very day you posted this video, I had my lettuce seed packets on the table ready to plant! I had never had luck with germinating lettuce indoors. I always had to plant in the ground to get anything. I went to the store that very day and purchased vermiculite and followed your directions. I got PERFECT germination and pricked out the seedlings. I now have about 30 plants preparing to be transplanted. Once again: THANK YOU!! <br><br>I have been trying your pricking out method with lots of seedlings — bell peppers, spinach, tomatoes, lettuce, cilantro, parsley — with absolutely no transplanting shock! I LOVE this method! Thank you! I have been heaping soil on a paper plate and sprinkling the seeds on top, then pricking out when seedlings are ready. It&apos;s been perfect so far! I&apos;ve been showing some other organic gardeners in my city how to do the pricking out. I cannot believe how well this works.

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  @maidofthemisty · 5 years ago

  you&apos;ve hit expert mode when you&apos;re watering with two cans.

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• JL

  @jlpschofield · 8 years ago

  The harvesting of the outer leaves has been fantastic for productivity in my garden, plus I love how tidy it keeps the plants. It is a simple thing that everyone can do, my favorite type of tip!

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  @mojavebohemian814 · 3 years ago

  I appreciate the words: &quot;Home-saved.&quot; Thanks so very much.

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• DI

  @dimitarzlatanski · 5 years ago (edited)

  What an amazing video going through everything from sowing to harvest. <br><br>The very day I watched your video I took a pack of lettuce seeds and sowed them in a small tray like you do. I used some potting compost and mixed it with some peat I found below an evergreen tree. Below the natural mulch of brown needles on the ground I found some well-rotted material which I partly used for the sowing compost.<br><br>I followed what you did when sowing your lettuce and am now waiting for the seeds to germinate and start pricking them out and putting them in individual modules in about a week. Hope this works with me as much as I see it does with everyone else!<br><br>Thank you Charles for sharing your knowledge and experience for free and for the good of the people around you!

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  @anneriseley9443 · 7 years ago

  I have given up trying to grow lettuce, I didn`t even buy any seeds this year, and then I watched your video. I could see exactly what was the problem, &nbsp;the watering was where I was going wrong.I feel re-energised and can`t wait to have another go. Thank you Charles.

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  @mc28x · 6 years ago

  How anyone can dislike this video is beyond me. The knowledge and expertise you share is gold. Thank you sir 👍

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• AD

  @adamschaafsma5839 · 6 months ago

  Thank you! I have watched this a few times. I started some lettuce and I wondered why the roots were so tiny. I got some great results last year but couldn’t remember what I did. Now I remember I added a ton of vermiculite like you recommended. It’s great to be able to come back again and again to learn things I missed or have forgotten.

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  @sylviamachotta3332 · 5 years ago

  Wow alone this sentence &quot;Just the main thing is you understand what you&apos;re doing and what the result will be.&quot; is so prophetic and true for almost all things in life. I admire your positive way of life and how respectful you handle everything. I love to learn from you &lt;3

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