luscious and lovely
Frilly, flat, speckled, or
plain—salad greens look
as good as they taste.
Combine them with other
cool-weather lovers such
as Johnny jump-ups, or with
perennials such as golden
creeping Jenny,
left.
row after row
Fill a window box,
above,
with salad greens and flowers. From left, ‘Parris
Island’ romaine, alyssum,‘Purple Prince’ kale,
‘Galactic’ lettuce, ‘Salad Bowl’ lettuce, alyssum.
planting the seed
Salad greens,
including lettuces, kale, spinach, frisée, and
arugula, germinate well in cool temperatures. Sow
seeds about four weeks before the last expected
frost, planting them a quarter-inch deep and four
inches apart. Water regularly so that the soil
doesn’t dry completely. Make successive plantings
every two weeks until early summer to ensure a
continuous supply of greens.
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