VegetableCommon

How to grow lettuce in a pot

Lactuca sativa

Lettuce is the fastest thing you can grow in a pot. It likes cool weather, and if you pick the outer leaves one plant keeps giving salad for weeks.

From seed to harvest

In Verda these six stages pass in real time. It keeps growing while you are away.

For growing it in a pot, on a balcony or a windowsill.

It prefers 10 to 20 °C. In heat it bolts and turns bitter, so spring and autumn are best.

4 to 6 hours of sun is enough. In summer it wants afternoon shade.

15 cm deep is plenty; a wide, shallow container works well.

Scatter the seed on the surface and barely cover it; it needs light to germinate.

Pick the outer leaves and let the centre keep growing. Sow a new batch every 2 to 3 weeks for a steady supply.

In Verda lettuce is a common, fast-growing vegetable, an easy way to fill your pantry for early orders.

Verda

A cozy village farm: plant seeds, harvest, and fill the villagers' orders.

Lettuce and more than 40 other plants are waiting for you.