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title: "What could be the cause of this? And are there any possible remedies??"
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# What could be the cause of this? And are there any possible remedies??

_Posted by Daril on 2024-12-05_

What could be the cause of this? And are there any possible remedies??

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## 10 comments

### Mel B commented on 2024-12-05

I’d like to know too. I have some indoor lettuce drooping.

### Claudette commented on 2024-12-06

Can you get the leaves up so they aren’t touching the soil? Maybe using a mulch like straw or chopped up leaves. This spotting and wilting can occur when water hits the soil and splashes the leaves. I would just remove the wilted leaves and then make sure you’re watering from below with a very gentle flow. Are you growing it as a cut and come again or as a head lettuce?

#### Daril replied on 2024-12-06

Thank you; will do! I would like to cut once the entire head has formed.

#### Claudette replied on 2024-12-06

You can also plant your lettuce more closely together so that the soil doesn’t dry out as quickly. Ignore the spacing guidance on your seed packets, those are for farmers, not home gardeners. Add some herbs, as well as some fruiting plants, and pack in that bed. Depending on where you live, you might actually still be able to plant some winter greens, arugula can still be planted from seed and it’s a fast grower, and will help fill in some gaps. You can still plant carrots, and brassicas like cabbages, kale, and many Asian greens.

#### Daril replied on 2024-12-06

Oh wow! Thanks for freeing me from the spacing rules 😅. It’s so intense. I have a more seeds that can go in that bed.

### Kaylene commented on 2025-02-25

I have the same lettuce and it gets like that on the bottom too. I just remove them. I think it’s from  
Them sitting on the soil, especially if it’s too wet.

#### Daril replied on 2025-02-25

Good to know it’s not just me!

#### Kaylene replied on 2025-02-25

I’m new at this too. Just try not to water too much because the roots will rot and just cut them off to keep away from the soil.

### NotSoBlackThumb commented on 2025-03-02

You can put cardboard (like cereal box) around the plant to keep the leaves off the soil

#### Daril replied on 2025-03-02

Definitely going to try a barrier!

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