How many pods to plant?

[jayaero]

Hi everyone. Aerogardens first timer. Just bought the Farm Plus and have the Salad kit. On one side of the farm I have 12 pods and am going to do all types of lettuce.

Question is, how many pods should I fill? Any spaces or fill them all (too much?) and do frequent small harvests?

Thanks

[Shawn]

Many people that have Farms have used all the spots to grow lettuce.  You may want to check out Nicks and Railles Garden Patches to see their projects growing

[nick]

I do plant all 12 pods when I plant lettuce. The initial growth is great, but you will see some crowding that prevents some leaves from getting light. I haven't found that to be an issue because by the time that happens the plant has just about had it's full run anyway.

I'm considering cutting back how many seeds I add to custom pods, but that's an experiment that'll have to wait for 2019. 

[serri588]

I let my lettuce get a bit bigger than most people here, so I sprout with 12 and then separate out into two sets of 6 after a month or so. Currently, I'm using Bounties for the adult lettuce, but I stick to that same rule- full until they start to crowd then split into separate machines.