I’m not sure if you remember, but this time last year I was falling in love with growing herbs in my garden. That love for gardening, the taste of fresh-picked greens, and the fulfillment from seeing something grow and prosper at my very fingertips has only doubled, as can be expected. So this year, I set out to expand my home garden by learning how to plant an indoor lettuce cart.
The idea of an indoor lettuce cart struck a chord with me; I loved the thought of cultivating some of my most-used vegetables in the kitchen at home, and the wheeling the cart up to my counter whenever I wanted to use them. And the fact that it’s INDOORS helps make it possible to enjoy homegrown greens all winter long. I was in love with the idea of just with a little snip-snip-snip, having homegrown spinach in my salads, arugula on my flatbreads, cabbage in my slaw and broccoli on my plate!
I did a little research, and after buying this super convenient salad garden on wheels, I set out to plant the already-sprouted varieties with fresh soil and fertilizer. I visited my local nursery and bought already-growing vegetables: spinach, red leaf lettuce, cabbage and broccoli. But you can, of course, grow the lettuce from seed and a seed starting mix (one that’s gentle enough to grow the crops from seed). I really wanted to do arugula since it’s one of my all-time favorites, but sadly the nursery didn’t have it when I looked. And I know broccoli may be a little ambitious this time around, but I’m willing to give it a shot!
You’ll find that lettuce is a very low maintenance vegetable to grow, but it does need a lot of sun. One of my favorite things about this lettuce cart is that I can fit a lot of vegetable varieties on it, and since lettuce can grow pretty close together, I don’t run the risk of overcrowding the sprouted plants. Since we may still get another frost here in the A before it’s truly springtime, it’s nice to have this cart that I can wheel in and out of my garage to get optimal sunlight.
Tell me friends, do you have plans to grow an indoor lettuce cart this year? Find a few essentials as you get started on your own indoor lettuce cart in the scrolling widget, and read a step-by-step tutorial below! Truly, MKR
P.S. We just added these amazing Organic Grow Kits in the shoppe! Get started with your lettuce cart with one of these…so fun! xo
