How to Wash and Dry Salad Greens So They Stay Crisp
Sturdy greens such as kale and spinach can quickly turn limp when improperly stored. Here are a few useful tips from an expert to extend the shelf life of lettuce, arugula, and other leafy greens.
Companion Herbs and Edible Flowers For a Better Salad Garden
Flowers bring flavor, beauty, and connection to our gardens in many forms – whether sprinkled onto salads or steeped in tea. A single chive blossom can brighten a simple bowl of greens while calendula petals add splashes of color to rice dishes.
Continue readingStarting Salad Greens Indoors For Early Harvests
Many leafy greens such as arugula, mizuna and spinach grow well from seed. However, other salad plants like kale, southern mustard greens, and Swiss chard should be started from plant starts found at local nurseries or farmers markets.
Continue readingFast Growing Salad Add ins
Fastest growing salad plants share several characteristics, including short days to maturity, tolerance of cooler weather conditions and ability to regrow quickly after being cut. For optimal results sow seeds directly in your garden.
Continue readingSalad Garden Planting Calendar For Spring and Fall
Growing salad greens doesn’t require being an experienced gardener – even with a single stock tank (commonly referred to as cattle trough), you could end up with enough lettuce and other leafy veggies to last an entire year!
Continue readingLettuce – Spacing Airflow and Disease Prevention Tips
Lettuce thrives in cool conditions and can tolerate light frost without suffering damage, while its leaves also offer resistance against powdery mildew and downy mildew.
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