Love Those Leaves: Fast-Growing, Healthy Greens

Don’t settle for the supermarket selection of greens when you can grow a wide variety of fresher, less expensive, and delicious alternatives at home.

Many leafy greens mature quickly, making them ideal for staggered plantings that provide continuous harvests throughout the season. Lightspring/Shutterstock

Leafy greens pack a nutritional punch and are an ideal crop for both newbie and experienced gardeners. They sprout quickly, require minimal care, and are extremely economical, as most seed packets contain enough seeds for several plantings, even into next season.

That brings up the next topic: Many greens have a short time to harvest, which allows for multiple succession plantings and nutritious, crunchy goodness year-round. Change up the selection periodically to keep your taste buds tantalized.