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  • 1.  Flat containers for growing lettuce

    Posted 05-26-2022 01:04:00 PM
    Hi Everyone,
    I am planning for next year and looking for the best containers to grow loose leaf (black seeded simpson) and mesclun in our High School greenhouse. We have a growing rack already with grow lights. Can anyone share which containers you may use for lettuce at your schools. Thank you!


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    Melanie Plesko, RDN
    Weston Public Schools, MA
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  • 2.  RE: Flat containers for growing lettuce

    Posted 06-08-2022 12:06:00 PM
    Kiddie pools with holes drilled in. Cheap, and huge. 
    Another cheap option is using donated tupperware containers or recycled produce containers- like those that mushrooms are sold in. 
    Nursery trays are the standard option- but a little expensive on a large scale.

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    Emilia Belciak
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