The frost date in my neighborhood is around May 26. That means don't plant too early. Cold hardy vegetables, however, can be started in late April. My peas are in. There is 1, yes 1, poking it's little green head up. I'm hoping there will be more.
It drives me crazy to look in my trash can and see so much plastic, so I decided to plant some romaine and fennel in some of the lettuce containers. (do we really need lettuce in a plastic clam shell?) I'll plant some zinnias in a couple of them this week.
This is what I did –
Take a philips head screw driver and carefully make holes in the bottom of your plastic clam shell, by gently turning the screwdriver back and forth until it pokes through. Make about 5 holes.
Fill your clam shell with potting soil, (the kind meant for garden vegetables) plant your seeds and water gently, but thoroughly.
Close the lid and put outside in the sun. You now have a mini greenhouse. It's a good idea to open the lid once-in-a-while to allow some air into your greenhouse, keeping it from getting too warm. The window box behind the clam shell has lettuce growing in it. I keep a box of lettuce on the back porch for easy access.
Someone mentioned to me today that they thought there were far more dandelions than last year. After digging up about 500 of them out of the garden yesterday, I tend to agree.
Hope you're growing something right now that you'll be able to munch on later!
What a great idea! And lettuce on the back porch? Everyone should be so lucky!
Posted by: lynn | May 04, 2010 at 10:21 AM
You should make wine from the dandelions it is good. For an inside green house I used some cardboard plant starter pots and a piece of window glass, worked great on my porch in NC. I am going to try your idea.
Posted by: Terry | May 06, 2010 at 03:47 PM