Planting lettuce in straight rows (or any other precise looking shape) can be pretty difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Check out this cheap and easy trick for planting small seeds. I wish I had thought of it.
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These are books that I really enjoyed reading (and refer back to regularly). They'll be a great help to you on your container gardening adventures:
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Hi Fern, That does sound like a good idea! I don’t have a lot of space in my yard for a veggie garden, but with your tips, I may try to grow a variety on my deck this year:) I will need to get more containers but I do have space enough for more than just tomato plants, which is all I had last year. I will keep checking back for ideas and advice as the season progresses! Jan
Soil blocking makes sowing lettuce easy peazy. But I soil block all my seeds because I can’t depend on the wacky world of direct sowing.
Jan — I’d love to hear about your veggie garden when things get under way.
Adriana — Soil blocking or starting inside in starter pots is certainly one way of doing things. I use a hybrid of both direct sowing and starting things off inside.
I saw this tip in Fine Gardening and thought it was pretty nifty, too! I’m definitely going to try it. Those fiddly seeds end up everywhere otherwise!