If you're thinking of growing your very own hydroponic lettuce then you've chosen probably the easiest vegetable to grow hydroponically! They are also delicious and you can make some serious money!

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. You will not be passing on any soil borne diseases to your 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 reduced. There is no need to water them as they already have access to all the nutrients they need and weeding doesn't exist with hydroponic gardening. In fact all you'll really need to do is pick the lettuce once it's ready.

6. If you plant the initial seeds once a week for 4 weeks, you'll have permanent lettuce yields as the growth time in hydroponic environments are around 4 weeks.

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

8. Hydroponic lettuce will be on average 40% larger than their poor soil born counterparts. This is because you will have manipulated the growing conditions to be 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 partly due to the plant roots not having to grow larger to search for nutrients in the soil. Another big benefit which means money in the bank for you!

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 , we can show you how to do it! Then you should just sit back, watch it grow and enjoy eating it!

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