Find out how to grow salad leaves in guttering in our video guide.
Growing salad leaves in guttering.
Fill the guttering with moist peat free multi purpose compost and gently firm down.
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Here s a step by step guide on how to grow salad greens in containers for fresh young leaves in a matter of weeks.
As the new plant grows harvest the outer leaves for salads or cooking.
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How to grow salad leaves in guttering.
Once each root grows a healthy set of roots and leaves plant it in a container of potting soil.
Remove the largest outer leaves if any cut off about a third of the root and set the flat cut end in the bowl.
Water with a fine spray at first but when the seedlings are taller and stronger take the rose off the can and direct water beneath the leaves until the compost is soaked.
From now on keep the surface of the container moist.
Monday 27 may 2019 at 10 56 am.
Salads start when the plants are 8 10cm 3 4in tall which could be in as little as six to eight weeks.
By bbc gardeners world magazine.
How to sow salad seeds in guttering step 1.
Replace each end with a large piece of gaffa tape.
To grow cut and come again salad greens you will need good quality potting soil some seeds and of course a container with drainage holes.