Beginner Gardening: Need guidance for starting a basement garden (long), 1 by BocaBob

BocaBob wrote:
Hi, here's my indoor garden story: I start my own romaine and bibb lettuce seeds in Parks Bio Dome Seed Starters. After using up the sponges that came with it, I stuff the holes with coco coir and start the seeds in that. They sprout in 2 to 3 days. Once sprouted I leave the seedlings 2 inches from the light source at all times 16 hours a day light on. When they start crowding each other, I transplant them into larger containers, and let them grow until harvest size. I feed them every 3 days with a water soluble fertilizer.We keep our house at 74 Degrees. The lettuce seems to like that temp. I feed them enough so some drains out the bottom. Of course you need some sort of catch. Very simple and fresh lettuce all year round.

BocaBob