Metro Milk jug gardening: How to start with little soil and very little effort Updated: Feb. 13, 2024, 1:33 p.m. | Published: Feb. 13, 2024, 11:39 a.m.

Milk jugs are winter sowers’ favorite since they are so readily available. Other containers can be used, as well, as long as they can hold at least 3 inches of soil.

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By cutting the jugs open, drilling holes in the bottoms and planting some soil and seeds inside before taping them shut, our milk jug native plant garden could get a head start on spring.