Here's which types of lettuce are most popular, why these greens are good for you and what you need to be mindful of as you include more in your diet.

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 ...

One of the easiest methods is to make lettuce tea. Steeping 3-4 large romaine or wild lettuce leaves in hot water for 10-15 minutes extracts the key sedative compounds. Drinking this tea 30-60 ...

How to harvest lettuce Lettuce grows great in the Carolinas during our cool season. I have three plantings of lettuce that I ...

“Lettuce turning pink is a harmless and natural process that occurs on the edge of a leaf where it has been cut or broken off,” he says. There is no health risk to eating pink leaves as long ...

sow at intervals of three to four weeks to keep a regular supply of lettuce going. If you're planning to just harvest the outer leaves, you don't need to sow as often - a March sowing will provide ...

Baby greens. These are the young, tender leaves of various types of lettuce that are harvested before they reach full maturity. "They can be enjoyed in smoothies, salads, scrambled eggs ...