My new favorite salad bowl green is Ruby Streaks mustard. It's very lacy, dark ruby red, almost black in very cold weather, and so beautiful in the salad bowl. Easy to grow, it has a mild spicy taste. We had some under row covers until Christmas. It's available from Johnny's seed catalog. I also love arugula and all the wonderful chinese greens. For lettuce, a big, crunchy head of romaine is hard to beat. Romaine stays sweet much longer than any other variety in our garden. The frilly leaf lettuces are beautiful, but they get bitter quickly in our heat. I also like the huge heads of royal oakleaf and a summer crisp lettuce called Loma, also from Johnny's. Endive is another favorite, though it does better here in the fall than the spring. 
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
My Favorite Greens
My new favorite salad bowl green is Ruby Streaks mustard. It's very lacy, dark ruby red, almost black in very cold weather, and so beautiful in the salad bowl. Easy to grow, it has a mild spicy taste. We had some under row covers until Christmas. It's available from Johnny's seed catalog. I also love arugula and all the wonderful chinese greens. For lettuce, a big, crunchy head of romaine is hard to beat. Romaine stays sweet much longer than any other variety in our garden. The frilly leaf lettuces are beautiful, but they get bitter quickly in our heat. I also like the huge heads of royal oakleaf and a summer crisp lettuce called Loma, also from Johnny's. Endive is another favorite, though it does better here in the fall than the spring. 
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