Leafy Greens
Leafy Greens
Leafy greens include lettuces but also salad leaves like mizuna and rocket. They are easy to grow but do best in a partially shaded position and are vulnerable to slugs and snails. Buy a mixed seed packet or individual types to make your own mix. Perfect for pots, grow them in moist, peat-free compost and harvest on a “cut-and-come-again” basis – that is, harvesting a few leaves at a time and letting the rest continue to grow.
Growing your own organic food is much easier and quicker than you think. All you need are a couple of pots or a small patch of weed-free ground or even an old wheelbarrow, and you’ll soon be harvesting fresh, chemical-free salads and healthy greens with a tiny carbon footprint and no packaging involved.
