How to Grow Salad Greens in Containers | Full Guide for Beginners with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Күн бұрын

Tired of buying salad greens from the grocery store? Learn how to grow your own all year round with this simple method using a small raised bed. It's cheap, simple, and is super space-efficient.
In this video, we'll show you exactly how to plan, setup, and plant a complete salad greens garden in a container, perfect for those with limited outdoor space. With this method, you'll have fresh, homegrown greens at your fingertips anytime you want.
By the end of the video you'll know exactly how to set yourself up for delicious greens through the year. Say goodbye to store-bought greens and hello to your own garden-fresh salads!
We'll look at how to select plants for your mix, the best types of containers, ideal locations, soil preparation and planting strategy.
Let's get gardening!
#gardening #homesteading #growyourownveggies

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@lesliebehrens7252 4 ай бұрын

Yes! So glad to see you.

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Yay! So glad to be back making these - I hope you enjoy what we've got going on this year. Hope your garden (or garden plans if it's wintery still) is going splendidly.

@fuzzytale 4 ай бұрын

Ah, SO GOOD to see you back again! Was getting worried, hope you're all well and really looking forward to your videos again!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Thank you - that is incredibly kind. Appreciate you sticking around after our long break... I'm looking forward to *making* more videos. Next one already in the works :)

@dawnstrough5559 4 ай бұрын

So good to have a new video! I love your content. As someone who lives in blazing hot inland southern CA, I find your content insanely helpful and relevant. Thank you!!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much =) Us gardeners in the scorching sun gotta share our tips to survive!

@sbee8247 3 ай бұрын

I'd been checking periodically to see if you were back. SO THRILLED to see you back today. Hope you and your family are doing well. Best wishes and thanks for all you do!

@NextdoorHomestead 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sticking with us here! And sorry for the hiatus... =/ We're doing well and the garden is in full swing so expect more videos soon =)

@Kvell55 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful video. I’m looking forward to seeing more.

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Well thank you kindly! That's really, really delightful to hear. And definitely more to come =)

@carllopresti697 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@robertphillips4854 4 ай бұрын

Glad or see you again! You are such a wonderful gardener. I do need a small salad garden and you give me the information that I need. Thanks! (Enid Phillips)

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Well this just made my morning!!! Thank you so much for checking this one out. I just love having compact beds stuffed with greens - I hope yours turns out beautifully =)

@carllopresti697 4 ай бұрын

You're such a tease. You inundated us great content videos last year and then you disappear. Really,really and really glad to see you back. Hope all is well. You're such a great resource for very well prepared info. Missed you and appreciate your time. Hope to see lots of more vids and thank you for making me a better gardener. A coffee on me!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Genuine apologies for the disappearing act. Had some really wonderful life events and some not-so-wonderful health challenges this winter, but you better believe I'm thrilled to be gardening again. It's even sunny today! I've got a laundry list of videos I'd like to make so no worries on that front. And I was up late editing this video so I am going to take you up on that coffee. Thanks very much.

@carllopresti697 4 ай бұрын

I've always wondered on the time and efforts it takes to put great vids such as yours. Editing,adding captions,retakes...Perhaps you can share in a minute or 2 what it takes from start to the finish line. . 😊

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

@@carllopresti697 They are honestly embarrassingly time-consuming. But I don't have a background in video editing so I'm pretty inefficient. My basic process is.... I put together a laundry list of ideas for the season, try to capture regular footage of all the plants in different stages on a regular basis, do pretty in-depth research, write out how I want the video to flow, film lots of scenes and b-roll and then edit. The editing takes me a while because my videos normally start at 30 min. or more and I have to cut them way, way down. If you're interested in making videos at all, it certainly doesn't have to be that way. I just prefer to put a lot of planning into each video.

@PacificGardening 4 ай бұрын

He's back!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for popping in - hope you enjoyed the video =)

@sayadaramdial1700 4 ай бұрын

Yay you're back! Thanks for another informative video to kick off the growing season!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! And thanks for the kind welcome back =) I'M SO EXCITED TO KICK OFF GARDENING 2024 ;)

@Firevine 4 ай бұрын

You're back!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Back! Thanks for checking out the new video 😁

@yummysoups4217 4 ай бұрын

oh my gosh! can’t tell you how happy i am to see you back 🥹🫶🏼

@yummysoups4217 4 ай бұрын

also rocking the new haircut!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Well that just makes me so happy to read! I hope you enjoy the videos this season. And thanks for sticking around!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha it feels weird to look back at my videos from last year with the long hair!

@jing6451 4 ай бұрын

Oh my god, you are back! Please make more videos! I’ve been rewatching your old videos to keep learning ❤

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Hiya! Thanks for the warm welcome back. Definitely got more coming^^

@gooseberrydell8095 2 ай бұрын

GREENS: "Shallow roots systems" "Shallow containers best" ...This was helpful. Also, I will consider mulching leafy greens in shallow containers with finely ground maple leaves. ..Thanks. ..Good info.

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

Oh I'm glad you found this one! I love talking about leafy greens gardens =) Good luck with yours!

@laurenantonia1 4 ай бұрын

So glad to see a new video from you! Would love an update on how your grafted tomatoes did last summer. I bought rootstock but never did get around to grafting for this season...

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Yay, so glad to hear it! I have all my thoughts written down on the grafted tomatoes, I just can't decide how to make a video that isn't terminally boring about it. It's 100% on the list though!

@jerseygirl5486 4 ай бұрын

You just gave me a great idea for a kiddie pool I have. Thank you!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Kiddie pools are so underrated. Good luck!

@jerseygirl5486 4 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead I made an herb garden in one last year. I have another one because the dogs put holes in it😂

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

@@jerseygirl5486 Hahaha saaaame exact story here. Our dog loves lying in them in summer.

@homebodyjen752 4 ай бұрын

Hooray! I was so happy to see a new video notification. I love the video editing in this one. Those greens look beautiful. So excited for a new growing season and looking forward to more videos.

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sticking around and thanks for the kind words =). I had fun editing this one after so long between videos! I too can barely wait to start some summer garden seeds and share what we're up to. Tomatoes can't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned.

@homebodyjen752 4 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead Tell me about it! I still have two tomatoes left from last year’s plants. I’m excited to start the year off right with planting at the right time rather than middle of summer lol!

@troxycat 4 ай бұрын

I'm so happy you're back! Can't wait for more videos!

@rvmush3883 4 ай бұрын

Ditto

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to *be* back! Thanks for the continued support and hope you continue enjoying the videos =)

@outliergardener 4 ай бұрын

Yay, you’re back!!! 🎉💃🕺

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Back in the garden! And very happy to be here =)

@Fairyofthegarden 4 ай бұрын

Welcome back! I'm looking forward to learning from you this season

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Thank you and glad to be back! I hope we can make some useful ones for you this year =)

@villanella 4 ай бұрын

oh, happy new year, good to see you back!

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

HAPPY (super duper belated) NEW YEAR! Appreciate you saying hi =)

@theproppist Күн бұрын

Loved this, great advice - glad to see you back lately! Particularly enjoyed the bit with the chickens going mental in the background while you were calmly discussing bed placement and planting strategy. 😆 In the future, I'd love to see some info on companion planting with flowers to deter pests. You see a lot of that for tomatoes/peppers/etc. but rarely for brassicas and salad greens, which in my experience seem to get the crap end of the stick when it comes to pests around my parts. Particularly brussels sprouts and cabbage moths... what a nightmare. Thanks again, keep it up!

@NextdoorHomestead Күн бұрын

Man, tell you what, I have to go out there and give the chickens extra treats before I record now. Otherwise they know and will just scream at me the whole video =) I like the science of companion planting but there is just VASTLY more incorrect information out there and than real data. It's a tricky one to do without relying on bad info =( For your use case, I might start by looking at plants that can attract parasitoid wasps in your area. There's some truth to that I think!

@traceybennett8053 4 ай бұрын

How do you keep the animals from eating your crop in the low bed?

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Honestly, I do very little to deter pests. Netting is my go to when things get out of control though. What animals are you dealing with specifically?

@traceybennett8053 4 ай бұрын

@NextdoorHomestead thank you for your reply. I think mostly squirrels, voles and I suspect raccoons

@NextdoorHomestead 4 ай бұрын

@@traceybennett8053 Voles you could certainly consider a wire barrier at the bottom of the beds. Racoons and squirrels I wish I had a solution for - the squirrels are my absolute nemesis here. But they don't seem to care about the height of the bed one way or another (at least in my yard).

@traceybennett8053 4 ай бұрын

@NextdoorHomestead lol right??! Thank you

@Juicypaint 3 ай бұрын

What happened to your beautiful, long, groovy hair?

@NextdoorHomestead 3 ай бұрын

Haha reviews are mixed on the haircut! I will say I think the folks who prefer the longer hair are a bit *nicer* in their commentary. So thank you for the compliments even if it's all gone =)