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Lettuce - Mesclun Mix
Successive plantings can produce lettuce spring through fall. Lettuce likes light, fertile, moist, and well drained soils. They will grow in light shade. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date, and successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until 5 weeks before fall frost. Lettuce is a cool season annual. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. The Arugula, Mizuna, Tatsol, Lettuce Summer Bibb, and the Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson. ... additional information
Swiss Chard - Italian White Ribbed Swiss Chard is actually a beet without the beet. In warm climates, plant in late summer for fall/winter crop. The Italian White Ribbed Swiss Chard will grow in heat and cold, is nutritious, and has a long harvest period. The leaves can be harvested from late spring continuing all the way to the first frost. White Ribbed Swiss Chard can either be steamed, stir-fried, or eaten fresh. Plant in early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before last frost or as late as 2 months before first fall frost. Chard grows best in in well drained soil with lots of organic matter. instead of growing beets, the plant grows wide, dark green, heavily crumpled leaves that are very tasty. It will also tolerate partial shade. Swiss Chard is a green that many seasoned gardeners claim everyone must grow. The Swiss Chard Italian White Ribbed, 'Beta Vulgaris', is almost the perfect vegetable. |
