Replace each end with a large piece of gaffa tape.
Growing salad leaves in guttering.
To grow cut and come again salad greens you will need good quality potting soil some seeds and of course a container with drainage holes.
Lettuce is a great crop through fall and container gardening works anywhere especially small spaces.
From now on keep the surface of the container moist.
Saw the guttering to a manageable size and remove any ends.
Suitable salad greens for cut and come again treatment include any of the looseleaf or mesclun blends which might contain salads such as lettuce endive and arugula or rocket.
By bbc gardeners world magazine.
Create a shallow drill in.
Here s a step by step guide on how to grow salad greens in containers for fresh young leaves in a matter of weeks.
Salads start when the plants are 8 10cm 3 4in tall which could be in as little as six to eight weeks.
How to grow salad leaves in guttering.
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A table displaying which months are best to sow plant and harvest.
Water with a fine spray at first but when the seedlings are taller and stronger take the rose off the can and direct water beneath the leaves until the compost is soaked.
Find out how to grow salad leaves in guttering in our video guide.
Once each root grows a healthy set of roots and leaves plant it in a container of potting soil.
How to sow salad seeds in guttering step 1.
Leave the center leaves to grow.
See our article with three simple steps accompanied with a video demonstration.
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