Lettuce is easy to grow in a basket if you choose a loose-leaf variety. "[With] loose-leaf lettuce, you can harvest just a few leaves at a time—so your salad opportunities never end," says Pam Farley, author of The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening.
Slugs and snails love to munch on lettuce leaves, but you can say goodbye to little holes in your leaves when grown high in baskets.
When you grow in a hanging basket, according to Gala, "it deters pests like slugs and snails from damaging the plant as they are above the ground and difficult to access."
Hang the basket in either full sun or partial shade, but be aware that too much heat can cause lettuce to bolt, also known as going to seed. ~ Lauren David
Scientific name: Lactuca sativa
Light needs: Partial shade, full sun
Soil type: Loamy, well-drained
