Made of black or white plastic, the Low Profile Reader (2001 or 2001W) can be flush or surface mounted, bracketed, or concealed behind glass, plaster, or other nonmetal surfaces.
Growing Head Lettuce. 1  1. Choose a head lettuce variety for indoor planting. 2  2. Prepare seed trays. 3  3. Sow the seeds 4-6 weeks before the last spring frost.  4. Give the seeds plenty of sunlight and 1  water. 5. Transplant into the garden.  6. Fertilize the lettuce three weeks after 1  transplanting. 7. Cut mature leaves.
Harvesting and Storing Lettuce. Harvest looseleaf lettuce by 2 methods. The best way is to start picking the outer leaves of each plant when they get to be 2 to 3 inches long. Continue picking this way for 4 to 6 weeks until the plant goes to seed (the flower spike grows up out of the center--also called âbolting.â).