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How to Grow a Lettuce Bowl

Enjoy growing salad bowl lettuce in a container with cut-and-come-again or loose-leaf greens that you can enjoy over and over again.
Active Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Course: Container Gardening
Yield: 1
Author: Patti Estep
Cost: $20

Equipment

  • Spray bottle

Materials

  • Large low bowl with good drainage holes 6 inch depth
  • Potting Soil
  • Mesclun seed packet leaf lettuce

Instructions

  • Fill a large low planter with good potting soil that you have pre-wet.
  • Sprinkle some of the mesclun seeds all over the top.
  • Add a little bit more soil just to cover.
  • Spray the seeds with a spray bottle filled with water.
  • Place in a spot that gets full sun (6 or more hours of sunlight) but is a little shaded in peak afternoon heat hours.
  • Harvest by cutting individual leaves with scissors, leaving about an inch above the soil level.
  • The leaves will then re-grow and you can cut more to eat again.
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