Now’s the Time to Plant a Salad Garden for Lush, Leafy Greens on Demand

Growing at home allows for varieties not found at the local market. Plus, it’s just a few short weeks to the first vibrant, fresh harvest.
Now’s the Time to Plant a Salad Garden for Lush, Leafy Greens on Demand
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Eat your greens! Our mothers were right. Lettuce, spinach, arugula, Swiss chard, kale, and other leafy delights are an important part of a healthy diet. Sadly, they are a nutritional component that is often found lacking.

Grabbing a bag of mixed salad or head of lettuce at the grocery store is easy, but forget it in the crisper, and it’s soon a suspicious, mushy mess that looks more like a kid’s science experiment than anything that was once edible. The solution is to grow your own.

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Sandy Lindsey is an award-winning writer who covers home, gardening, DIY projects, pets, and boating. She has two books with McGraw-Hill.