Here are some of the best types of lettuce to plant this year to add crunch and color to your salads. Lettuces are often ...

Bags of salad leaves are expensive to buy in supermarkets ... Butterhead', there are many others to try, including loose-leaf types and oak leaf lettuce, radicchio, rocket and endive.

Choose from hardy varieties of your favourite summer lettuce ... If you find that your salad leaves are too bitter for your tastes, try blanching the leaves by covering the plants with an upturned ...