It’s been five months since my last post. Many activities have pulled me away for a time but I’m back. Full throttle. This post will focus on something I’ve done for a years with lots of success. Best yet, it’s so easy.

Take a container that has a clear plastic lid on it-such as the Costco rotisserie chicken. Rinse and clean out well. Add moistened potting soil and level surface. Then heavily seed the surface with lettuce or whatever crop you’d like to grow. I might use half a packet of seeds. Cover with a very thin layer of potting soil. Water in-heavy, but not so much that its soggy and waterlogged. Place cleat lid on top.

Then get a screwdriver and heat it up on the stove. When hot, push the screwdriver through the plastic to make 9 holes on top. for venting. After that, simply place your new little greenhouse outside in the sunniest place you have. Do no work for 6-8 weeks. Zero.

Come out to find an entire container full of lettuce (or other crop) that can easily be divided up and transplanted into your gardens. Save time. Save money. Do less work. 

And, you’ll also be eating better food and know how it was cared for.