cut and come again salad

[w33blegurl]

Afternoon all! Just wondering what is the shallowest container I could grow mixed salad leaves in? Would a seed tray be too shallow?

[scarey55]

I successfully grew some lettuce in a fish box last year (about 3 inches high) so I should think you'd be ok.

[marchogaeth]

On the LH side of the photo you can see stir fry leaves and land cress growing in a lined (hanging) mushroom box. These work really well for me and I rotate them round replacing about 1cm of top compost on each resowing. I find if you use too shallow a container then the roots tend to lift while youa re cutting.

[spanish_gardener]

For the last couple of years I have my cut and come again salads and Paris market carrots in Poundland containers.

[veggiechicken]

Love your use of "blowaways" SG. What a brilliant idea - to line them all up in a row
Back to CACA salad leaves - I grow mine all year round in the GH bed - about 3 inches deep but with plenty of room to spread their roots. I also have some in containers but they are all deeper than a seed tray. I think that's a bit too shallow.

[w33blegurl]

Thanks for the feedback all. I think actually I have a mushroom box lurking in the shed so will dust that off and line it, am also really loving the idea of the poundland containers - so guess where I will be heading on my way home....!!