How to Grow a Spring or Easter Basket

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Line the bottom of your container or basket with a scrap of burlap

   Note:
   If you are using a real basket, line the sides of the basket too. (See tips for container and fabric selections.)
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   Step 2: or another loosely woven type of fabric.

   ,,,, Allow the water to seep down over the grass seed. (Water should not be floating on the top.) , Secure the cloth covering to the container with clothespins, a sturdy rubber band, a length of twine, or any type of fastener that can easily be removed during re-watering. (The cloth covering will allow sunlight to encourage your grass to sprout, but prevent birds from snacking on your grass seed.) , Choose a location where pets cannot gain access to it. , Allow the water to saturate the soil; water should not be floating on the top. , Keep the basket covered until the grass has reached a height of about an inch and a half to two inches. ,,
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   Step 3: Add outdoor potting soil to about one inch below the rim of the container.

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   Step 4: Sprinkle an even

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   Step 5: uniform layer of grass seed over the top of the soil.

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   Step 6: Sprinkle a thin layer of soil over the grass seed

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   Step 7: covering the seeds no more than 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm).

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   Step 8: Very gently

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   Step 9: pat down the cover layer of soil.

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    Step 10: Using a spray bottle

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    Step 11: saturate the soil with water.

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    Step 12: Lightly cover the container with white cheesecloth (white gauze

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    Step 13: a flour sack towel

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    Step 14: Place your planted container in a sunny spot outdoors.

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    Step 15: Lift the cloth covering daily and thoroughly water the soil with a squirt bottle.

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    Step 16: You should start to see sprouts in about 10 days.

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    Step 17: Keep the soil moist

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    Step 18: not wet.

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    Step 19: As the grass begins to mature and thicken

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    Step 20: pinch out any stalks that appear unhealthy to encourage new shoots of healthier grass to come up.

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