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democrank

(12,773 posts)
4. Good advice
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 06:05 AM
19 hrs ago

I have about 1 1/2 raised beds devoted to greens. In the past, at a time when I didn’t have much outdoor space, I planted greens in two window box type planters. Worked well.

A while back I happened to pass a house which sat on a small lot where the owner had three sides of her house surrounded by 5-gallon buckets filled with the healthiest looking veggies I’d ever seen. You don’t need a lot of land in order to grow veggies.

Our library gave away tomato plants in cups….two to a household….this spring. Mine are doing really well.

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Everybody: Plant some lettuce! [View all] NJCher 21 hrs ago OP
and learn about edible weeds ShepKat 20 hrs ago #1
I always use dandelion leaves when i don't have Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #3
Wood sorrel is delicious and plentiful in my area. democrank 19 hrs ago #5
amaranth grows in my yard like a weed rampartd 18 hrs ago #9
amaranth seed makes a wonderful grain ShepKat 18 hrs ago #10
They can be popped like popcorn Figarosmom 12 hrs ago #18
Has a sharp, sweet bite NJCher 19 hrs ago #8
And many others, depending on area Bongo Prophet 14 hrs ago #12
Better know your weeds very well Jersey Devil 13 hrs ago #13
My lettice is doing fine in the heat Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #2
How far north are you .. see my post 14.... no text jimmy the one 13 hrs ago #15
WI by the IL border. But it is mostly shade Figarosmom 12 hrs ago #17
I am in southern Virginia and it's 100 degrees today jimmy the one 12 hrs ago #19
In 90s here Figarosmom 12 hrs ago #20
Good advice democrank 19 hrs ago #4
Everybody? Stacey Grove 19 hrs ago #6
You don't need a yard to plant vegetables malaise 18 hrs ago #11
My mother Old Crank 19 hrs ago #7
Lettuce is a cool season crop, likely will not go in summer heat jimmy the one 13 hrs ago #14
Plant it in partial shade, and give it plenty Emile 13 hrs ago #16
Everytime I've tried to grow lettuce, the rabbits eat it Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #21
Plant now, have lettuce in 45 to 60 days 31j20b3 12 hrs ago #22
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