Posted on 11 July 2008 by urbangardencasual.com
Growing Gifts: A Salad
By Cindy Haas
A friend has begun making small themed gardens in planter boxes as gifts, and I was lucky enough to see one recently.
It was pretty and very much appreciated by its recipient.
The one I saw was a salad garden, and a planter box which was 2 feet by 8 inches wide grows enough lettuces to make a salad for two at least twice a week. Here’s what you’ll need to make your own salad garden in a box:
- an oblong planter box- the ones I have are plastic
- a mixture of potting soil and manure
- a combination of several or all of the following seeds: Read the rest of this entry »
