Wash Tub Lettuce

This little washtub has provided a daily supply of organically grown lettuce for me since the first week of December. In Houston, a planting like this can last through the entire winter. All I did was punch a few drainage holes in the bottom, filled it with soil, and sprinkled with a package of seeds. The variety pictured here is from Botanical Interests, Lettuce Leaf Salad Bowl Blend. Great taste and doesn’t mind the daily harvest.

What I really like about this container is that is it waist high, so you can just walk up to it and snip a few handfuls. Fresh organic lettuce at my backdoor, how convenient.

A metal planter with lettuce growing in it.

A label for lettuce leaf salad bowl blend.