Now before you go and freak out and tell me not to use pallets because they are filled with toxic chemicals, I want you to know the pallets I am using are clean, and free of chemicals. If you are going to try this, make sure you are using CLEAN pallets. Not ones that have had chemicals stored on them or pallets that have been pressure treated.
Okay-
So last night The Girl and I transplanted a few our wooden pallets {from our previous pallet gardens} to the greenhouse.
After putting the pallets in place, we added potting soil, swept it into the groves of the pallet, and added water {in hindsight I should have moistened the soil first, but I was excited}.
Then we added our tiny Romaine and Butter Crunch lettuce seedlings we started from seed into the open spaces of the pallet and added a little more water.
And now all we have to do is wait about 45 days or so until we are able to harvest boatloads and boatloads of salad. Wahooo! I guess all that free salad dressing I’ve been able to score all summer will finally be put to good use.
Here is a picture of one of our earlier salad pallet gardens. Pretty neat-o if you ask me. So what do you think? Is this a clever way of growing lettuce in the greenhouse all winter long?
~Mavis
If you you’d like to give wood pallet gardening a try, here are a few more posts about gardening with wood pallets:
How to Plant a Flower Garden Using a Recycled Wood Pallet
How to Make a Recycled Pallet Vertical Garden
How to Plant a Garden Using Recycled Wood Pallets
Looking for some healthy dinner recipes? Check out Salad for Dinner: Complete Meals for All SeasonsBy Jeanne Kelley on Amazon.com. It looks divine.
*If you live in the Seattle / Tacoma area you can purchase brand spakin’ new {and clean} pallets from Girard Wood Products in Puyallup, Washington.
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