How to Grow High Intensity Lettuce From Seed to Harvest

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5 жыл бұрын

Our lettuce is looking amazing, but the best part is that you can grow your lettuce the same way! It is easy to do, and produces tons of food in a small space. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com

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@jasongondola9687 5 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Are you okay?

@jasongondola9687 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jeanlanz2344 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great explanation and demo. To summarize: plant rows 4"apart so plants self-support each other. Sow seeds 1/4-1/2" apart so they self-cull. Make sure soil is loose, very fertile, and well-draining. Fertilize heavily in top 1" when sowing. Deep water so that roots grow down, rather than across in a competition for water. Cut and come again 2-3" above soil surface level with a very sharp knife. You may get 4-8 harvests/season depending on the length of your growing season.

@thisfool89 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@2020Dreamlife 11 ай бұрын

Yup

@VickiTakacs. 5 жыл бұрын

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 5 жыл бұрын

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

@skittles9970 5 жыл бұрын

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 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@erdiaz13 5 жыл бұрын

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

@alyssamaude 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@freshhcorduroy9707 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@helennelson3120 5 жыл бұрын

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

@robinsullivan6043 5 жыл бұрын

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

@danielleflaharty-pastorino9008 5 жыл бұрын

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

@Themurphyshow7 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@casualpreparedness2347 5 жыл бұрын

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

@valeriehowden471 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@jennienguyen4486 5 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@jaybutera3353 3 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@fizzypop1858 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@ourraggedroost8371 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@MarieIppodimonte Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Luke for your generosity.

@soniabrown8895 5 жыл бұрын

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

@samyu2971 5 жыл бұрын

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

@cozyhomemakingvibes 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rebeccabeard2964 5 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@jennyfrompr8940 4 жыл бұрын

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

@nicolechirouze2191 Жыл бұрын

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

@markgarrett2968 Жыл бұрын

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

@unsaltedtomato899 5 жыл бұрын

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

@ABuskerUnheard 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@melodylamour6123 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Elliescarystories 2 жыл бұрын

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 !!

@pinkyfromhaughtfarms6550 5 жыл бұрын

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

@WAYNESVILLE 3 жыл бұрын

Much love to you Luke thanks for all your help🥰

@ScottHead 3 жыл бұрын

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

@daveclark1904 4 жыл бұрын

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

@brendastratton1306 5 жыл бұрын

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

@rachelball1174 5 жыл бұрын

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

@robinkight9893 4 жыл бұрын

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

@conniebarbey 4 жыл бұрын

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

@freethinker3161 5 жыл бұрын

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 5 жыл бұрын

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

@JM-zq9em 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jamesmohr2886 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@reeceespieces1014 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@kennethmoravec148 5 жыл бұрын

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

@anthonycecena 4 жыл бұрын

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!!

@carlaw2661 3 жыл бұрын

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. 😊💕

@rainsunbloom8714 3 жыл бұрын

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

@thesimplelifeofcc9691 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@winkwink161 4 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@ramz1455 3 жыл бұрын

Why bad luck if I may ask?

@winkwink161 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ramz1455 3 жыл бұрын

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

@winkwink161 3 жыл бұрын

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

@katievandyck2270 3 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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@paulavena3948 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for teaching!!

@marilynbook4211 3 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Tinyteacher1111 Жыл бұрын

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

@MrMonastic 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@pspcraft 2 жыл бұрын

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

@dougwelch1751 5 жыл бұрын

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

@niloferlakhani218 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this video, will try this method 🙏🏼

@CorinneIsIn 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@josiegustemahana799 4 жыл бұрын

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

@lucylucampbell8251 2 жыл бұрын

This was a super informative video! Thank you!

@EricTheCat 5 жыл бұрын

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

@hudsonstange4507 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best gardening channel on KZfaq.

@maxrockatanksyOG 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@hangtoughhomestead2229 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your videos and practical guidance.

@sixfigurebookkeeper7588 Жыл бұрын

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 ❤️

@heartmomma6460 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@seanobrien7751 2 жыл бұрын

crushin that lettuce game! Thanks for the info!

@tkaart2242 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@sunkisshomesteadgardens9997 5 жыл бұрын

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

@Yankees177 3 жыл бұрын

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

@RobertBishop7777 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke, love the channel

@davishorowitz6594 4 жыл бұрын

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

@IAMGiftbearer Жыл бұрын

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!

@denisebrady6858 5 жыл бұрын

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

@janicecarey3592 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a very informative video 😊

@ArthurValencia9438 5 жыл бұрын

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

@Sarah-zb5it 5 жыл бұрын

I had really good luck with high intensity lettuce starting my own plugs. 3-5 seeds per plug has given me a dense lettuce cover and allowed me to have harvest faster. I plan on doing this for few fall planting as well, which will hopefully allow me to avoid early flowering.

@CoveredandCommitted 5 ай бұрын

How did you space the plugs when you planted them out? Thanks!

@lindawitherspoon446 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@lindawitherspoon446 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

@@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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@daleservidio2034 6 ай бұрын

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

@DR1CHECK 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@NixPix 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Brad-99 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AK-kr3uy 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@camicri4263 5 жыл бұрын

That's great Luke! I am going to do it this way next spring, hopefully I will be more mobile by then.... because my mom does it her way and she forgets to harvest....a mess. I just let her be, at 80, it is what it is. Thanks for the info Luke, hugs to you and your girls.

@pinkbutterflies1679 5 жыл бұрын

My spring mix,lettuce grew very well this year. So surprised, it went crazy. I almost feel like I have to much. Thanks for the tips.👍🏻😃🥬🥗

@tauceti8341 4 жыл бұрын

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

@BlackDogDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

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🥬

@Junzar56 5 жыл бұрын

I am growing lettuce in containers. I can have them outside at night and bring it inside when the temp goes above 72 degrees. It gets enough sun, and doesn’t bolt!

@theresacaple85 5 жыл бұрын

I might have to try this! Our spring lasted about 2 weeks and my lettuce suffered.😭

@Junzar56 5 жыл бұрын

It works in the desert!

@heartmomma6460 5 жыл бұрын

You asked the very same question I had. 😉 I'm trying this too also with container gardening growing broccoli & cabbage this year. I'm going to bring those up on my back deck that's covered with shade. The deck is protected on 2 sides, covered as well then I turn on my fan. Even on the hottest days my covered decks never get that warm. My small neighborhood always comments on how they love my large covered decks so now they will serve a dual purpose. My dad built my house to get me to move the 1,000 miles back home so he went the extra mile for me. I'm so fortunate. Anyway, I hope my plan works... "hope". Our spring was short plus flooding rain all the time made my unable to get my garden in until the 1st - 2nd wk of June.

@Junzar56 5 жыл бұрын

Jodie H I still have a lot of seedlings to put in the garden! I’ve had 3 surgeries in 3 months...I was in the hospital from Tues to Friday this week. All I can say is come on! This is ridiculous! I want to get my garden growing!

@milkweed7678 4 жыл бұрын

Try it in a wheelbarrow. Easy to roll in and out of the weather. I call it my wheelbarrow garden. Lettuce and spinach.

@TiAnnaHagglund 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@sarojjett1806 4 жыл бұрын

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 😊

@tenlamps6183 4 жыл бұрын

I grew your lettuce seed last year, 2019, I had beautiful lettuce and was very sweet and yummy

@markpnw8745 5 жыл бұрын

Hand a bed in the back corner last summer and this year moved closer to the house. Last week I noticed last year's bed (that I didn't touch) is doing better then the new one. Isn't nature great. Love your videos. Thanks

@VegieMum 5 жыл бұрын

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

@cmoniz905 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. It seems like I watch your videos too late. I started my lettuce inside. Lessened learned. I will start by seed from now on starting in the fall. 🙂