The Best Way to Avoid Diarrhea Lettuce? This Indoor Garden
Lettuce Grow, one of my favorite indoor gardens, lets you cultivate your own salad greens safely, right in your living room. And it’s 20 percent off right now.
The FDA has issued warnings about recent outbreaks of cyclosporiasis and salmonellosis, possibly linked to parsley and cilantro. Growing your own food allows you to control exactly what goes into it. For the past two years, the author has been cultivating organic salad greens, herbs, and vegetables such as beans and zucchini in their living room using a Lettuce Grow Farmstand.
This indoor garden has provided enough fresh produce for their family of three, reducing their need to buy from the grocery store. While the initial investment in a full-size setup like the Lettuce Grow Farmstand is considerable, the water pump and LED lights consume minimal power, and the Farmstand comes with seedlings and nutrients sufficient for a couple of growing cycles.
The author has only a few reservations about the product, mainly its scarcity in sales. For those interested in learning more about the growing process and maintenance required, the author has provided a full review. It is worth noting that the author did encounter pest issues, but Lettuce Grow now recommends quarantining and treating seedlings upon arrival, which resolved the issue with their current batch of seedlings provided by Lettuce Grow.
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