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High-tech greens
SimplySalad mixes
grow from pelletized
seeds. Each pellet
contains multiple
varieties that sprout
into a veggie bouquet.
Available through
burpee.com
and as
transplants at garden
centers.
those supermarket bags-o -
salad for the off-season.
A cinch to grow from seed,
lettuce loves springes cool,
wet weather. In just a few
weeks, you’ll be snipping
sweet homegrown greens.
Salad
Days
It’s crunch time! Leave
RAISE THE BAR
The salad bar, that
is. Lettuces aren't
just luscious— they’re
lovely, too. Choose
among an array of
looselcaf or head types.
Goto BHG.com/lettucc
for descriptions of our
favorite gourmet greens,
TO SS IN A BO W L
No need to wait
until the garden
is prime for planting. Fill
a container with potting
soil, sprinkle lettuce
seeds on top, cover with
% inch of soil, and water.
Voildl \
n a few days, your
salad bowl will sprout.
3
s o w A ROW
Plant lettuce seeds
in the garden as
soon as the soil can be
worked. For nonstop fresh
greens, sow a new row
every three weeks until
late spring. Cover rows
with garden fabric if hot
weather hits prematurely.
4
HARVEST LEAVES
Trim looselcaf
(also called
cut-and-come-agai n)
lettuces to an inch above
the ground. New leaves
will sprout. Snip outer
leaves of head types as
they grow— harvest whole
heads when full size.
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