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So you’re thinking of growing your own hydroponic lettuce? You should because it is delicious and you can make money too! Lettuce is probably the easiest vegetable to grow hydroponically too!

Below are some reasons why you should grow hydroponic lettuce as opposed to growing them in the soil.

1. As you’re not growing your lettuce in the soil, you’re not going to have that soil taste that is just so hard to wash out. I’m sure you know what Im talking about!

2. No soil borne diseases will be passed on to hydroponic lettuce, which is a real problem for many gardeners.

3. You will have no need to eliminate any soil loving pests so you won’t need to invest in any expensive pesticides. As a result your lettuce will remain organic. We all know how slugs always seem to head straight for the lettuce dont we!

4. Once everything is set up, running costs are around 20% lower with hydroponic lettuce!

5. Maintenance time is greatly reduced! You don’t need to water hydroponic lettuce as all the nutrients are already there and weeding does not exist with hydroponic gardening. All you really need to do is pick your lettuce once it’s ready.

6. If you space out planting your initial seeds by 1 week for 4 weeks, you’ll have permanent lettuce yields. The growth phase for lettuce is 4 weeks.

7. You can grow hydroponic lettuce anywhere; rooftop, window ledge, conservatory, corridor, greenhouse, garage or bedroom.

8. Your hydroponic lettuce will be around 40% larger than there soil born brothers! This is because you will have manipulated the growing conditions to be their optimum for lettuce and they will have access to all the nutrients they need.

9. Hydroponic lettuce also grows faster than other lettuce! This is mainly due to the roots not have to spread out in search of nutrients in the soil. This is another great benefit which means money in the bank.

Hydroponic Lettuce is delicious and a fun past time if you decide to grow your own. You really should consider learning how to grow your own Hydroponic Lettuce and we can show you how! Then you should just sit back, watch it grow and enjoy eating it!