PrepForToday Ep4
Today we will review the benefits of and how to create your very own salad green containers.
Not only are they quick and easy to assemble, they make a great prep as a food production system and provide a steady supply of fresh greens at a fraction of the cost of those store bought salad blends.
Outline of topics covered-
Benefits
– Quality
– Cost
– Convenience
– Control (inputs)
– Safety
Inputs
– Container
- Window Box w/ watering tray
- Good Quality Growing Medium
- Seeds (loose leaf salad blends)
– Growing Environment
- Warm
- Light- critical
– Water- non chlorinated (or let it sit out for a day or two)
Assembling
– Container
- Drill drain holes
- Fill container (within 1-2 inches from top)
- Water soil
- Sprinkle seeds (like grass seed)
- Tamp seeds with hand to ensure good contact (carefully)
- Wet with spray bottle a couple of days, until seeds germinate
Care
– Germination
- Keep top damp
- Spray bottle- avoid watering w/ can (washes seeds into a corner)
- Water from bottom once germination starts
- Keep close to good light (for 16hrs a day)- use timer, if possible
– Growing
- Water weekly from bottom
- Provide natural sunlight whenever possible
Harvesting
After 4 inches tall
- Harvest in sections (usually 1/3 to ½ of container at a time).
- Cut flush to top of container (leaving at least 1-1 ½ inches of growth for regrowth (careful not to pull out of soil)
- Overseed if too thin
- Rinse, dry and enjoy
Succession plantings
- Being new containers every few 2-3 weeks, to ensure a continuous supply
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