Lettuce contain lots of vitamins and minerals. Vitamin B6, A, K and C. Some of the minerals are iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium.
Most gardeners grow lettuce. It takes about seven weeks from seed to salad. It grows in a rich, moist soil with a pH of about 6 to 6.8. So be sure to add add compost or some other organic matter and water regularly.
Harvest your looseleaf lettuce in a way that it will keep regrowing for a second cutting. Cut the outer leaves off with a scissors and the lettuce will resprout in a couple weeks.
Watch the video below for tips on how to cut your lettuce.
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