Books to Borrow Roaring Spring Public Library Recommends

All of us are on a tight grocery budget. Some of us want to grow our own salad greens. It is possible on a budget. Grow all the fresh salad greens you need for the entire year and during the winter months. No special equipment is required.

Author Peter Burke was tired of the growing season ending with the first frost. Peter didn’t have the time or interest in high-input grow lights or greenhouses. Most techniques for growing what are commonly referred to as “microgreens” left him feeling overwhelmed and uninterested. He was looking for a simpler way to grow greens. After research and experimenting, he discovered a simpler way. The greens were wonderful and full of nutrients. He already had most of the needed supplies just sitting in his pantry. The result: healthy, homegrown salad greens at a fraction of the cost of buying them at the market. The secret: start them in the dark.

Growing “Soil Sprouts”―Peter sprouts seeds grown in soil as opposed to in jars. This method encourages a long stem without expansive roots. It provides delicious salad greens in just seven to ten days. This is faster than any other method and much less work. Indeed, of all the ways to grow immature greens, this is the easiest and most productive technique. No grow lights, south facing windows or heat lamps! All you need is a windowsill or two.This book is good for first-time or experienced gardeners in rural or urban environments. Peter has grown up to six pounds of greens per day using window sills in his house! Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening gives step-by-step instructions to his methods. Use just the tools and accessories you have on hand, seeds, soil, planters.