Grow Lettuce and Spinach at Home to Avoid the Next E. Coli Outbreak

E. Coli in lettuce comes from mishandling (usually in gigantic commercial gardens), not from the lettuce itself. Keep yourself and your family safe from the next E. coli outbreak by growing your own leafy greens at home.

Leafy greens like lettuce and spinach are easy to cultivate in an indoor container garden, especially with a hydroponic or aeroponic growing setup. Do not make the mistake of thinking that E. Coli can't show up in a home garden, though. You can avoid it by growing your plants from seed and using sterile growing media, including fertilizer and especially compost.