Growing winter lettuce indoors
We've had so much kale under our quick
hoops this winter that we're starting to get tired of it. But
lettuce was nipped back by an early cold spell, which left us buying
salad greens at the store.
"Why not try to grow some lettuce inside?" Mark asked.
"Okay," I said dubiously. "I'll try."
I filled a flat with damp potting soil, sprinkled seeds on top, then
put the lid on. Sure enough, sprouts happened, leaves grew, and in
about four weeks we cut our first harvest!
Now, four weeks after that, we've enjoyed about eight servings from
this one small flat. I haven't plugged in a kill-a-watt meter to be sure
running the light 14 hours a day is worth the harvest, but it certainly
is nice to have something green to look at, along with one meal a week
of homegrown lettuce on our plates.
As usual, Mark was right!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Hi, I'm reaching out here because it was the first place I could figure out how to contact you. I'm very intrigued by much of the work you've done, but what brought me to you first is a 30 second clip I found on YouTube from 10 years ago. I have an 8hp gas powered wood chipper I've been using for a few years. The engine is seized now and I'm taking it as a sign to do what I've wanted to for some time now, and convert it to electric. Can you provide me any assistance as I fumble through this project? I have very little experience working with mechanical or electrical devices, but I'm usually a quick learner with hands on work of any kind. Greg