Hydroponic lettuces

Is there a secret to keeping these? Every time I buy one I carefully place the roots in water, and by the next morning the leaves are wilting. What should I do to keep them perky?

i leave mine int he bag it comes in, and place it in the vege drawer of my fridge...perhaps they don't like their feet wet?

I'm with winnie...but hydroponic lettuces have very soft leaves to start with.I find that the ones that stay crisper longer are the curly endive.

I grow all our lettuce, when I bring it in I wash it and then store what I don't need in an airtight container in the fridge. Stays fresh and crisp for days like this. You could try a few leaves and see how you go.

Make sure you buy the freshest one you can as they often look sad and limp on the supermarket shelf!

I do this too and find that it keeps very well that way.

If you can be bothered washing and drying it when you get home (I use a lettuce spinner or a clean teatowel to spin dry), then it does keep really well in a container or ziplock bag. And bonus is it's ready for the table straight from the fridge.
I have even washed the leaves then laid them out on a clean teatowel and rolled the teatowel up to enclose it all. then put the teatowel into the fridge for a couple of hours or overnight. Then just move leaves to container or bag. Cuts out the drying stage above.

And lettuces do not like being stored next to apples.

Is there a secret to keeping these! Every time I buy one I carefully place the roots in water, and by the next morning the leaves are wilting. What should I do to keep them perky!

i leave mine int he bag it comes in, and place it in the vege drawer of my fridge.perhaps they don't like their feet wet!

I'm with winnie.but hydroponic lettuces have very soft leaves to start with.I find that the ones that stay crisper longer are the curly endive.

I grow all our lettuce, when I bring it in I wash it and then store what I don't need in an airtight container in the fridge. Stays fresh and crisp for days like this. You could try a few leaves and see how you go.

Make sure you buy the freshest one you can as they often look sad and limp on the supermarket shelf!

If you can be bothered washing and drying it when you get home (I use a lettuce spinner or a clean teatowel to spin dry), then it does keep really well in a container or ziplock bag. And bonus is it's ready for the table straight from the fridge.
I have even washed the leaves then laid them out on a clean teatowel and rolled the teatowel up to enclose it all. then put the teatowel into the fridge for a couple of hours or overnight. Then just move leaves to container or bag. Cuts out the drying stage above.