Lettuce is one of the first things we can plant in our vegetable gardens in the early spring.Lettuce thrives in cooler soil and cool weather. Once it gets hot out, lettuce bolts quickly and wilts.
There are many different varieties of lettuce plants and seeds to choose from. They also do not take up much space in the garden.
Here are a few different choices of greens to choose from.
Mild;
Spinach
Young beet and chard leaves
Young Kale leaves
Bock choy
Miner's lettuce
Tatsoi
Hot and Spicy;
"Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled" cress
"Tendergreen" mustard greens
"Red Giant" mustard greens
Bitter;
Radicchio
Curly endive
Frisee
Italian dandelion
Distinctive tastes;
Cilantro
Sorrel
Lemon thyme
Lemon basil
Mints
Chives
Parsley
Tarragon
Petals only (for sprinkling on top of salads);
Calendula
Borage
"Lemon Gem" Marigold
Gladiola
Squash
Pea
Daylily
Bean
Nasturtium
Hope you enjoy all of your salad greens, Lydia.
ReplyDeleteI will be planting before too long.
It's wonderful to eat from our gardens, isn't it.
I enjoyed this post.
Thank you!
Margie :)
Hello Margie,
ReplyDeleteThank you!
I love eating from my garden!!!!!!
It's the best and it's good to know how it's grown too!
Happy gardening!
Wishing you a bountiful harvest this gardening season!
Lydia