How to Grow Salad Greens All Winter Long

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This year was my first year attempting an outdoor garden. I learned a lot and in my research on YouTube, I stumbled on this great tutorial by Roots and Refuge Farm on How to Grow Salad Greens All Winter Long.

So, I grabbed my little helper and we went to work. The process itself is very easy and inexpensive, and you only need a few materials:

Materials and Instruction for Growing Salad Greens During the Winter:

1. Bag of Organic Soil
2. Tupperware Container (at least as large as the bag of soil)
3. Seeds
4. Screwdriver or small sharp object to punch holes in the bag
5. Box Cutter or Knife for cutting open the bag

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Instructions:

Step 1: Punch several holes into the bottom of your bag of soil. This will allow for drainage.

Step 2: Flip your bag of soil over and cut a square out of the top, you will use the bag as your container. Make sure to leave enough plastic around the sides to hold your soil in place.

Step 3: Break up the dirt with your hands or a gardening hand fork. Scoop some of the dirt off the top and set it aside to use to cover your seeds.

Step 4: Sprinkle your seeds on the dirt, smooth them out with your hands, and sprinkle a light layer of dirt on top to cover the seeds.

Step 5: Water your seeds. You will want to use a mister setting on your hose so as not to displace the seeds, but really get the soil soaked through.

Step 6: Cover with your Tupperware top. Make sure the container is transparent so the sunlight can get through and is fully covering the bag of soil. This will act as your greenhouse throughout the winter.

Step 7: Once the greens are around 3-4″ high, you can start harvesting. Cut what you need (spread out your clippings so you aren’t taking all from one area) and then re-cover and let your baby greens keep growing!

This is a great project to do with kids and a fun way to get them into gardening and more in touch with the foods they are eating. The nice part about working with baby greens is the results are relatively quick – just a few short weeks and you’ll start to see your greens budding. It’s also easy to maintain, other than lifting the top to harvest your greens, it is really a self-sustaining greenhouse.

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