Marvelous Growing Lettuce In Hanging Baskets
You will need a traditional hanging basket purchase one that can be fully enclosed if you want to grow your lettuce in a ball or globe-like fashion or an open one if youd rather have a traditional hanging basket planter.
Growing lettuce in hanging baskets. Lettuce transplants well so I always have seeds germinating in six-pack containers. Planting lettuce and other salad greens in a hanging basket can keep them away from the damage caused by snails and slugs on the ground. Once you have your supplies follow these simpleinstructions to plant hanging basket lettuce.
You will also need lettuce seeds or seedlings some potting soil and sphagnum moss. With most vegetables you need to. Choose a soil mix rich in humus to promote growth of greens and hang your basket in a sunny area.
Lettuce can be picked by the leaf. Alternatively sow cut-and-come-again salad seeds over the surface then cover with a thin. As your seedlings are nearly used up your grown from seed lettuce.
Its as satisfying to look at as any flower basket I have grown and I might even eat it for lunch sometime soon before the plants bolt. When growing lettuce in containers like wire baskets its a good idea to incorporate some coconut coir to help with water retention as the baskets tend to dry out quickly. Two cherry tomatoes along with French marigolds or basil as companions.
If the liner is too large trim off any excesswhich extends above the top rim of the basket. To give your baskets a really long productive time you can plant them with a mixture of seedlings and seeds. There are plenty of ready-made hanging containers that will work for growing lettuce.
Assembling a Hanging Basket Lettuce Container. While other crops such as peas and lettuce prefer cooler temperatures. Place the coirliner in the wire basket.