Often sold in boxes (usually pre-washed), baby spinach is part of the amaranth family. How to use baby spinach: Toss it into salads with or without other greens. Since it’s often pre-washed, it may be ...

With a little bit of planning, gardeners can enjoy small amounts of fresh produce throughout the season by succession sowing.

Lettuce is a cool-weather crop and can be planted in the spring once temperatures start hovering around 50 to 60 degrees ...

Rating ignores price and is based on: taste 25%; head quality 20%; weight 20%; texture 15%; growth 10%; leaf colour 5% ... when the head feels firm. Cut the lettuce away from the roots at the base of ...

robust and crispy romaine lettuce, and varieties of mild loose-leaf lettuce. Growing times for various types of lettuces vary ...

Apart from traditional lettuces, such as 'Cos', 'Iceberg' and 'Butterhead', there are many others to try, including loose-leaf types and oak leaf lettuce, radicchio, rocket and endive.

Few foods have the combined taste and nutritional appeal of a good salad. Whether it's cherry tomatoes, crispy bacon, and hard-boiled eggs atop a cobb salad; croutons, parmesan cheese and that ...