Along with her business partner and ex-husband, serial entrepreneur Jacob Pechenik, Deschanel founded Lettuce Grow. This ...

Nursing your own lettuce from seed to harvest can be a bit of a challenge outdoors. The temperatures have to be just right. When it's too hot, the greens bolt and become unpalatably bitter. And ...

Keep the soil moist after sowing until the seeds are growing strongly. Thin the seedlings to around 30cm apart. If you're planning to cut the whole lettuce heads at harvest, sow at intervals of three ...

Several varieties of multicolor lettuce grow together. - Kodiak Greenwood/Getty Images ...

Be prepared for your spring salads by planting an early crop of lettuce in February. Give them a head start indoors so that they’re able to be moved outside as soon as the last frost has passed. This ...

There’s a certain magic about seeds. Virtually every plant in the world produces them, and in most cases, they are the most ...

Plenty of flowers can be planted now in time for spring. Everything from marigolds to geraniums can grow across the United ...

Believe it or not, it’s already time to plant vegetables like onions, leeks, and celery, as well as a variety of flowers.

Wash the heck out of lettuces. Plunge the lettuces in a pan or sink of cold water and let sit for about five to 10 minutes to ...

Choose your seeds with care. Leaf lettuce will be more satisfying to grow than head lettuce. Baby leaf blends and salad ...