Episode 252: Grow Winter Lettuce In Mason Jars
Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce · Nicole Sauce
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Show Notes
Today, I will walk you through the overview of what I plan to do in order to grow lettuce indoors in mason jars! I will also cover the supplies needed and goals of the project.
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Resources:
- My Video on Step One with the Indoor Growing Operation
- Net Pots - recommended by Jack Spirko for durability
- Rapid Rooter Plugs
- Nutrient
- Clay pebbles
Nick Ferguson's new project -
- RarePlantStore.com
- How to plant bare root plants https://rareplantstore.com/how-to-plant-trees/
- Why Fodder Trees https://rareplantstore.com/why-fodder-trees/
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- Christmas Ornaments
What's Up on the Homestead
- Planting peas
- Lots of winter cleanup
- No duck eggs yet, but seeking to move the coop to a less soppy location
- Time to plant bare root plants
Main topic of the Show: Growing Winter Lettuce In Mason Jars
- Goals of the project
- Least amount in infrastructure outlay
- Very little time investment
- Ability to have an ongoing supply of fresh lettuce year round
- Find ways to visually integrate it with the house redo
- Process
- Supplies needed
- Waterproof container
- Rockwool or seedling plugs
- Netpots
- Seeds
- Lights
- Timer
- Mason Jars
- Clay pebbles
- Nutrient
- Paper or tinfoil
- Germination
- Grow the roots
- Transplant the plugs - (will transplant half prematurely) add the nutrient solution
- Cover the jars
- Check every few days until I understand the speed of water consumption
- Harvest lettuce
- Regrow several times because it is lettuce
- Assess timing so that there is a perpetual crop
- Supplies needed
Hopes and expectations
- 5 weeks to harvest, with a smaller thinning harvest
- Restart seedling every 4 weeks
- 10 plants is enough
- Lower cost than store bought
- Better flavor than store bought
- ….fun and learning
Make it a great week!
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