Grow an Indoor Salad Garden
An indoor salad garden lets you enjoy fresh, nutritious greens year-round. This step-by-step instruction will get you started.
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Choose Your Greens
Choose indoor-growing salad greens. Good choices include:Butterhead or Romaine lettuce.
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Select Containers
You should choose pots that can drain well. You can use: Pots with holes in them for draining.
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Choose the Right Soil
Choose a good, well-draining potting mix. Mixtures for indoor plants or seed starts work well. Avoid thick garden soil that may contain bugs.
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Provide Adequate Lighting
Indoor plants need plenty of light. If you don’t have a south-facing window, consider using grow lights.
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sow seeds per packet instructions. Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep.Space seeds by variety. Plants weaken when overcrowded.
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Plant Your Seeds
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Maintain moist but not saturated soil. Water when the top inch of soil seems dry.Avoid washing seeds or roots by watering gently.
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Watering
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Use water-soluble, balanced fertilizer. Follow label instructions. Indoor greens need less fertilizer than outdoors. Every 2-4 weeks, fertilize.
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Fertilizing
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