[Elaine G]

If I was to grow lettuce in containers, what is the minimum depth I could get away with.
I have seen them grown in guttering in a magazine, but my peas are in there!
I just want the convenience of having a few lettuces at home, and have plenty of plastic boxes etc lurking around 
Eliane

[mumofstig]

I grow salads in these

[Lardman]

I grow cut'n'come again in cat litter trays. 

[mumofstig]

My boxes get thrown away by the Chinese take-away 

[Lardman]

My boxes get thrown away by the Chinese take-away 

  useful stuff like that never gets thrown out around here, either that or there's an active group of allotmenteers wombling the stuff before I see it.

[Sparkyrog]

My boxes get thrown away by the Chinese take-away 

  useful stuff like that never gets thrown out around here, either that or there's an active group of allotmenteers wombling the stuff before I see it.

Go to your local pub they will have them 

[mumofstig]

or try the co op 

[Beetroot Queen]

I do lettuce in guttering too



From last year. This year we have more cress, lettuce and alpine strawberries in ours.