Salad greens include lettuce, arugula, and mesclun mixes that are perfect for a homegrown salad. This section covers the essentials for cultivating your own tender salad leaves.
Typically, you can just tell by looking at your romaine lettuce that it’s ready to harvest. But, if we’re talking about signs and indicators, the most obvious one would be the fairly large size and crisp texture of the lettuce leaves. The head of the lettuce will be firm and compact with vibrant leaves densely…
Like any other plant out there, iceberg lettuce has particular growth stages and follows a complete cycle. Mainly, there are five stages of lettuce growth, with the last one obviously being the harvest. I decided to explain these 5 stages one by one, with some tips, times between each one, and interesting facts that you…
Growing lettuce from scraps is an easy and fun way to get more out of your kitchen waste. By re-growing lettuce from the leftovers, you are not only reducing waste but also saving some money, as you’ll have a fresh supply of lettuce for your salads and other dishes. To grow lettuce from scraps, take…
Regardless of the type of lettuce you grow, spacing is everything. Planning your yields per person for the season ahead is tricky, as lettuces grow very different from one another, and some are useful both as cut-and-come-again crops as well as fully formed ball lettuces. To try to get to grips with this big wide…
We’ve all been there before – the weather is finally improving, the garden is bursting with new growth and all is well, except – what is that? Why is your lettuce turning into a small tree? If you’re growing lettuce for the first time and wondering why it’s getting so tall, you’re in the right…
Arugula (or rocket) is one of the easiest greens you can grow if you’re blessed with long springs and autumns. Sprinkle the seeds in rows, like you would with carrots, or sow arugula in a container and you’ll get a harvest in as little as 40 days. When sowing those tiny arugula seeds, it’s hard…