Talkback: Growing salad crops
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Well salad leaves are great but it must be remembered that lettuce has a medicinal effect anti depressive, soothing and calming.
granted the assorted leaves have vitamins and minerals but good old lettuce also plays its part.PATRICIA
granted the assorted leaves have vitamins and minerals but good old lettuce also plays its part.PATRICIA
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Another lettuce fan here - but Cos lettuce and Little Gems are my favourites - gorgeous for mopping up a bearnaise or sharp green peppercorn sauce with my steak, fabulous to scoop up home-made mayonnaise, and wonderful braised with peas and spring onions (ok, not really a salad).
Another salad favourite is Mâche or Lamb's lettuce - soft, sweet and tender - again just wonderful with a steak .
And I mustn't forget red chicory - just fabulous - I've never grown it but we buy some most weeks when it's in season - I often mix some with Baby Gem leaves to have with salmon and hollandaise sauce or a sharp vinaigrette
We love salads and I always grow a wee tapestry of green Cos and red oak leaf lettuce in spring and summer. Looks good and tastes good as well as bringing different textures. I also grow radicchio but this year I'm branching out and growing various salad mixes.
I use rocket on its own occasionally but more often as a highlight. Beetroot leaves are good and pea shoots too. Baby spinach leaves are a daily staple in OH's packed lunch as it' s good for his eyesight and is ogten a base for family salads but I like to add watercress and fresh herbs for variety along with proper lettuce.
Happy Growing,
Chase the Hydroponic Wizard
Think so,Sue.