Boxed But Bountiful...
All you need is an old crate or box and you're just a small corner of space away from tasty garden treats!
Kelvin Sims
- Now you can think inside the box -- when it comes to veggies!
- Find an old crate or box and grow these delicious veggies in small space
- You can grow carrots, radishes, tomatoes -- "lettuce" have some fun with this!
Grow Veggies in a Box!
Turn a used wooden crate into a miniature vegetable garden! Fruit from all over the world comes in crates, and grocery stores usually toss them after they unpack the fruit. The great thing is you can grow box veggies anywhere – in a backyard or on a porch, balcony, or deck.
Small garden . . . big rewards
- A miniature vegetable garden
- Grow full-size lettuce, carrots, or other veggies
- Everybody in the family can grow their own favorites
Your favorite veggies
Grab a wooden fruit crate, some potting soil and garden soil, newspaper, and some vegetable seeds (for leaf lettuce, ball carrots, radishes, and miniature bush tomatoes).
Think inside the box
- Line the crate with a few sheets of newspaper, and fill it with about three to four inches of potting soil and garden soil. Water the mixture, and let it drain.
- Make two long grooves the length of the box, one right down the middle and the other near the front of the crate. Divide the front row in half. On the left side, sprinkle seeds for ball carrots, and on the right side, sprinkle seeds for radishes.
- In the middle groove, sprinkle leaf lettuce seeds in a thin row.
- In the back half of the box, plant miniature tomatoes. Poke holes about half an inch deep and place a few tomato seeds in each. Cover the seeds with soil.
- Keep the box outside in a sunny area, and be sure to water the plants every day.
- When the plants have sprouted to about two inches tall, trim away the weaker plants. The carrots are ready when they are about one inch across. The lettuce is ready when the leaves are about six to eight inches tall.
Boxed But Bountiful...
All you need is an old crate or box and you're just a small corner of space away from tasty garden treats!
- Now you can think inside the box -- when it comes to veggies!
- Find an old crate or box and grow these delicious veggies in small space
- You can grow carrots, radishes, tomatoes -- "lettuce" have some fun with this!
Grow Veggies in a Box!
Turn a used wooden crate into a miniature vegetable garden! Fruit from all over the world comes in crates, and grocery stores usually toss them after they unpack the fruit. The great thing is you can grow box veggies anywhere – in a backyard or on a porch, balcony, or deck.
Small garden . . . big rewards
- A miniature vegetable garden
- Grow full-size lettuce, carrots, or other veggies
- Everybody in the family can grow their own favorites
Your favorite veggies
Grab a wooden fruit crate, some potting soil and garden soil, newspaper, and some vegetable seeds (for leaf lettuce, ball carrots, radishes, and miniature bush tomatoes).
Think inside the box
- Line the crate with a few sheets of newspaper, and fill it with about three to four inches of potting soil and garden soil. Water the mixture, and let it drain.
- Make two long grooves the length of the box, one right down the middle and the other near the front of the crate. Divide the front row in half. On the left side, sprinkle seeds for ball carrots, and on the right side, sprinkle seeds for radishes.
- In the middle groove, sprinkle leaf lettuce seeds in a thin row.
- In the back half of the box, plant miniature tomatoes. Poke holes about half an inch deep and place a few tomato seeds in each. Cover the seeds with soil.
- Keep the box outside in a sunny area, and be sure to water the plants every day.
- When the plants have sprouted to about two inches tall, trim away the weaker plants. The carrots are ready when they are about one inch across. The lettuce is ready when the leaves are about six to eight inches tall.
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