Lettuce Centerpiece: A Living Salad Bowl for the Patio Table

Time: ~30 minutes | Cost: ~$45

Materials

• Large terra‑cotta bowl (≥16″ diameter, with drain holes)
• Small bag potting soil
• Lettuces (5 six‑packs): butter, romaine, ‘Red Oak Leaf’, Swiss chard
• Trowel

Planting & Care

1. Fill container halfway with soil.
2. Plant lettuces 2″ apart, grouping by kind; tallest (romaine) in back.
3. Place in filtered shade, water well.
4. Water regularly; fertilize weekly with dilute fish emulsion.

Day of the barbecue: mist leaves to clean, then set on the patio table.