Now is the time to plant garden gifts for the holidays .                              

Begin now and by Christmas Day your gift will have sprouted into a pot full of vegetable plants (lettuce, radishes, carrots, etc.). This decorative gift will grow throughout winter offering a  small harvest of fresh garden vegetables.                                                                                                                        

Here is how we made our Holiday Gift Garden:

• Use a clean clay pot that is at least 1 quart or bigger.
• Cover drainage hole in pot with a stone, wood chip, bottle cap, etc.
• Fill clay pot (up to 1 inch from rim) with a rich blend of top soil & compost.
• Plant carrot seeds within a two-inch circle in pot’s center .
• Plant lettuce, spinach, radish & mesculah seeds around carrot seeds to pot’s edge.
• Cover seeds lightly with a thin layer of top soil.
• Using a mist bottle, mist with water until the soil is completely wet.
• Move to a sunny window spot and mist twice a day mornings & evenings.
• Thin seedlings after one month allowing other plants space to grow up.
• Continue watering as needed keeping soil moist but not wet.
• Tie a big ribbon of cord, twine, up-cyled cloth, etc. around the clay pot.
• Be sure to write and attach a small card with vegetable names and care instructions.

Share your passion for gardening by growing your gifts this holiday season. Your family and friends will appreciate a vegetable garden in the middle of winter.

Thank you for sharing!  –  Jabbear

 A simply green  garden gift  for family  &  friends.