Organic Lettuce Seed Selection

Series Summary

One of the hottest trends in gardening and nutrition is organically grown produce. Fruit and vegetables that are grown without the use of chemicals or stimulants are proven to be healthier for your body.

In this free video series a professional organic gardener Jeff Belli will teach you how to grow organic lettuce. Jeff will begin by teaching you how to select your seeds and gather the necessary tools for gardening. You'll then learn a few helpful techniques for planting and maintaining your organic lettuce garden bed. Jeff will then teach you a few covering methods, which will come in handy for deterring predators and pests. In the end you'll learn a few methods for cleaning and storing your lettuce to ensure that you have fresh organic produce for every meal.

Video Transcript

"Today we're going to plant our lettuce bed. And the first thing we'd like to talk about is the selection of lettuce seeds. Now, there's a lot of catalogs out there that you can order your seeds from, ad it's great to get your seeds early in the year so you know what you're going to plant. You want to get a full spectrum of the green lettuces, the red lettuces, and so that you have a good variety of lettuces to eat in your--when you take them to your table. And today, we're going to be planting green Grand Rapids, which is a dark green lettuce. And we're going to be sowing these seeds in the spring, after it's frosted, so we don't have to worry about the frost killing the seeds."