Time-lapse video of growing a lettuce plant from a seed to flowers. A lettuce seed was sown in a container indoors. A week later, a seedling came up and quickly developed its first leaves. The plant ...

Someone who lives outside Napa County recently asked me about my favorite vegetable to grow. My first, immediate answer was lettuce. It’s not that lettuce is my favorite vegetable, but for Bay Area ...

For more than two decades, Nadia has been a copywriter, editor, and translator for digital and print in a variety of industries. Her passions and areas of expertise are food and gardening. She has ...

It's so tempting to buy starts—I get it. It feels great to look out over the garden, and finally see something in the beds, bringing color back to the landscape. But before you buy, you should ...

There’s a reason why lettuce is one of the most popular hydroponic crops for beginners and experts. The crisp, leafy green is easy to grow hydroponically, plus it's super versatile in the kitchen.

Astronauts in space live on processed, pre-packaged space rations such as fruits, nuts, chocolate, shrimp cocktails, peanut butter, chicken, and beef to name a few. These have often been sterilized by ...