Weekend Project: Mesclun in My Deck Rail Planter

I finally got one of my deck rail planters set up this weekend. I planted mesclun mix, another great container plant. My man doesn't like flowers on the deck - we don't want to attract the bees while we're having a beer. I have to say that that's fine with me. For some reason, I can't keep flowers alive.

So this year we're planting lettuce and herbs on the deck.


We were excited to find deck planters that wrapped on the rails - no nails needed - at The Flower Bin in Longmont.

The supplies ...

I filled the bottom parts of the planter with pebbles. I figure it can't hurt with drainage ...

Then with the soil. I got the soil at The Flower Bin - "what they use" ...

The mesclun mix, ready to plant ...

And in the planter, a few inches apart ...

Next up will be herbs - when the weather is a little nicer. As soon as the weather figures out that it's May.