Practice Gardening – Dollar store container gardening
I have a fascination with container gardening. I always preach that you must practice at gardening and learn the behaviors of different plant and vegetables. Today I’m growing container lettuce and radishes. Both of these are easy to grow, this help builds confidence, beacause gardening is challenging at best. Practice now and you’ll have a head start if the SHTF. I’m using dollar store oil catch pans. They are definitely deep enough for lettuce but I wanted to see if a radish could develop in this shallow environment. I’ve grown radish in tall cups, but if they grow in a 4 inch deep container then I can do away with the cup method. Below is the set up. Cost for supplies $5.00 not including tools. Buy your seeds on sale at the end of the season for next year, usually half price. Better yet save your seeds. Another story. Enjoy!
Seed bank, needs work I knowEasy growers, radish and lettuceDollar store oil catch pansThe entire projectUse a step bit when drilling dollar store plastics, they will break when using a regular spiral drill bitDrill drainage holesUse a potting mix, or sifted compostFill to the topUse a blunt object to make shallow depressions. Not too deep, usually twice the size of the seedRadish can be planted 2 inches apart. Lettuce about 4 to 6 inches apartRadish seeds, plant two per hole, Per per hole with radish, after they sprout, you will cut the weaker of the two outLettuce seeds are so small, so pinch a few seeds and be done per holeA few lettuce seeds per hole, spaced 4 to 6 inches apartCover each hole gentlyWater gently with a watering can if possible or gentle sprayWait for the magic of plant life to beginMy planting table, urban plant factory.
