What Am I Growing In A Grocery Bag?

You’ll probably never guess what I am growing in a recyclable bag…

Lettuce!

So what made me think of growing lettuce in a grocery bag?

Well, it wasn’t my idea.  I actually saw an article about it and thought it would be fun to try in my own garden and share with you.

Here is how I did it:

recyclable grocery bag

I took my recyclable grocery bag and made a few little holes on the bottom, using scissors, for drainage.

Then I placed the bag where I wanted in the garden.  It is hard to move after you fill it with soil.

I filled the bag with planting mix and then planted my lettuce transplants.  Of course, you can simply plant lettuce seeds instead.

Add slow-release fertilizer because all vegetables need fertile soil.

Then water.  I simply put a drip emitter on my new lettuce planter.

I love how it looks and just a few weeks after planting, I can already pick lettuce.

So how about you?  Is this something you would like to try?

Noelle Johnson, aka, 'AZ Plant Lady' is a author, horticulturist, and landscape consultant who helps people learn how to create, grow, and maintain beautiful desert gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate. She does this through her consulting services, her online class Desert Gardening 101, and her monthly membership club, Through the Garden Gate. As she likes to tell desert-dwellers, "Gardening in the desert isn't hard, but it is different."