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To: Not_Who_U_Think
No, ours is unheated and I'm in Zone 4. We bought a kit and built it two years ago. I don't have electricity running to it now, but that IS an option for the future.

I am studying Elliot Coleman's books on growing winter crops under cover in Maine, of all places.

I DID keep salad greens going until December 23rd this year, though. They were under cover at night.

My winter set-up, pre-planting. I started the greens ahead of time, so they were from plugs, not seed. I planted the plugs in late October. Cut out the front/top 'panel' of the bags of soil and plant away. Each section cost about $10 for the bag of dirt and the storage container with lid, all from Walmart, purchased in the fall. Punch holes in the back side of the bag of soil for drainage and the 'lid' acts as a tray to catch drips:


38 posted on 01/16/2021 9:47:44 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

bookmarking net salad greens setup


53 posted on 01/16/2021 11:33:37 AM PST by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump. Prayers for PDJT and his loyal supporters.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

*** Cut out the front/top ‘panel’ of the bags of soil and plant away. Each section cost about $10 for the bag of dirt and the storage container with lid, all from Walmart ***

What size bags of potting mix are those? I would really like to try that.


74 posted on 01/17/2021 8:49:22 AM PST by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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