Yes, it will work. We have done it, although using soilless culture and
supplemental light.

You will probably need some supplemental light to get the results you want.

Keep an eye on soil fertility levels. I would suggest modest amounts of
high nitrogen fertilizer with trace elements on a regular schedule because
most potting soils do not have enough fertility to grow lettuce to maturity.

The leaf varieties do best for indoor culture. We have had excellent
results with Black Seeded Simpson. We also have had good results with
blends such as Johnny's All-Star Mix and the Pinetree Lettuce Mix.

The butterhead and romaine (cos) type lettuces do not do so well inside
because they take longer to grow to maturity and because they are more prone
to developing bitterness if conditions aren't just right.

Sam


"JTULL5" wrote in message
...
I'm think about growing lettuce / greens in my basement near the small
basement
window. This window faces south, so gets lots of light. I was going to
hang a
small platform from the ceiling in front of this window, and put the pots
or
flats on this platform, so the lettuce should get as much light as this
window
can offer.

The basement is unheated and usually about 50 to 60 degrees.

Do you think this will work?

It would be nice to have 'good fresh greens every day of the year'.

Thanks in advance.

Jim