Leafy greens are generally easy to grow, but like all plants, they have nutritional needs to be able to thrive. This natural ...

There is nothing more satisfying for a vegetable gardener in mid-July than tossing together a salad for dinner with ingredients harvested just outside your back door. While cucumber, squashes, and the ...

Salad lovers, take note: Lettuce is more vulnerable to E. coli contamination than other leafy greens, researchers report. The physical composition of green leaf and romaine lettuce makes it a happy ...

Leafy green vegetables are important sources of dietary fiber and nutrients, but they can harbor harmful pathogens. In particular, lettuce has often been involved in outbreaks of foodborne illness ...

There are true lettuces, such as iceberg and romaine, and then there are all the things that get lumped under the category of salad greens. Though it sometimes gets a bad rap for being a boring or ...

Where in the refrigerator to store bagged salad: The best place to store any leafy greens is the crisper drawer, says Havern.

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