Perhaps the most satisfying cool-season crops to plant in early spring are lettuce and other salad greens such as arugula, mizuna, and kale. If Mother Nature cooperates, gardeners who plant lettuce ...

For more than two decades, Nadia has been a copywriter, editor, and translator for digital and print in a variety of industries. Her passions and areas of expertise are food and gardening. She has ...

Q: I would like to grow lettuce. When the best time to plant and are there better varieties for this area? A: Lettuce can easily be grown during the fall and spring here in the Redding area as long as ...

Here in southeastern Michigan, we have just about enough time for a fall crop of leaf lettuce. About four weeks from the average first frost of autumn is a good approximation of the last chance to ...

Don't let winter stop your salad cravings! Hardy greens like lettuce, spinach, and rocket thrive in cooler weather, often becoming sweeter with frost. With proper soil prep, protection, and succession ...

Gardening is not without its challenges, but you may as well start with plants that give you the best chance of success. Growing your own food reaps a host of benefits—it's soothing, nutritional, and ...

Discover how companion planting, intercropping, and sustainable practices like soil care and natural pest control create ...