"If you want your little indoor garden to produce as well as it can, it's important that you plant the right types of plants. When it comes to lettuce, the best results come from the loose-leaf or low-light/temperature varieties. Seeing a bit of green growth each day lifts your spirits in a way that is hard to describe, and a salad made with fresh lettuce out of your miniature winter garden will always taste better than anything you buy at the store."
"The major difference between leaf lettuces and head lettuces is the shape of the mature plant. Head lettuces are types like iceberg and romaine, varieties where the mature plant features a head of tightly packed leaves. Head lettuces are intended to be grown to maturity, and then that dense head is chopped off and sent to market in one piece, as you will recognize from the"
Indoor winter gardens provide fresh produce and psychological lift during dormant outdoor seasons. South-facing windows or glass doors with shelving create effective space for lettuces, herbs, scallions, and other cool-weather vegetables. Loose-leaf and low-light/temperature lettuce varieties yield the best results indoors. Leaf lettuces allow continual harvest by picking outer leaves, while head lettuces such as iceberg and romaine form dense, mature heads harvested whole. Seed catalogs offer many lettuce options, but the primary practical division for indoor growing is between leaf and head types. Homegrown lettuce often tastes fresher than store-bought produce.
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