Lettuce

Given that we have had to work around our septic system, it meant that a lot of our planting had to be done in containers. Luckily we have a large balcony to house all of the containers. I wasn't certain that we could effectively grow enough food in containers compared to vegetable beds but I have been pleasantly surprised at the progress of the containers, particularly the lettuces. This is great news for any of you who live in apartments. You can have a great little garden right on your balcony.



One thing you can't have however, is my lovely handy husband. He built me a bunch of lettuce boxes and salad tables and according to him, it was very easy following the design for the lettuce tables from University of Maryland Gardening Expert Jon Traunfeld. I planted Romaine, Green Leaf, Tom Thumb and some Mizuna, as well as spinach, chard and beet greens. While I don't get whole heads of lettuce, I just cut off what I need for salads and mix them all together. The lettuce grows back extremely fast and so far I have had enough for what we've needed. So there you have it. Buy yourself some lettuce seeds, get some hunk to build you a box, or do it yourself, (but the hunk is an added bonus) and grow yourself some lettuce. And with that said, Septic tank 0-Suburban Hoe 1 zillion! Fine, it's like 0-4 but whatever.