Table Top Lettuce

Table Top Lettuce

Yes, you can grow lettuce right on top of the table or counter, as long as it’s in a sunny window, BABY lettuce that is.

What you will need:

• A shallow, wide container with holes in the bottom for water to drain. We used a berry container here.
• Another larger, shallow container or tray to catch the water underneath as it drains. (no holes in this one)
• Coffee filter or paper towel.
• Sterile potting mix or seed starting mix. Do not use garden soil.
• Package of lettuce seeds.
• Water

What to do:

1. Place the coffee filter or paper towel in bottom of smaller container, covering the drainage holes.
2. Fill the container with very moist potting mix, up to 1 inch from the top.
3. Place the small container inside the larger one. Rough up the surface of the potting mix with a fork, forming nooks & crannies.
4. Sprinkle the lettuce seeds all over the top of the potting mix.
5. Cover with plastic wrap or in the case of our berry container, it comes with a top!
6. Put in a warm spot, (not on the floor) in bright light but not sunlight until the seeds begin to sprout & show a little green, about 4-10 days. Don’t uncover & poke at them, be PATIENT.
7. Uncover, and put in a sunny window.
8. Every day or two, add a little room temp water to the larger container to “bottom water”. The potting mix will suck up the water & bring it to the seedlings roots at the top by what is called capillary action!
9. After about a week, you can FEED them with a tea mixture or you can make from water & veggie scraps, and then strained. Water in bottom container.
10. Harvest in about 2 weeks with clean scissors and use on sandwiches or in a salad. BABY lettuce is always sweet & tender!