How To Grow Delicious Salad Greens

Today I would like to discuss a different and 

convenient way to grow colorful, delicious

and nutritious salad greens.

The majority of gardeners grow their salad greens

in the ground which can be hard on their back

when it comes to harvesting.

Did you ever think about growing your salad 

greens in window boxes or containers?

Just think how easy it is to cut your salad greens.

Just place the window box on a table outdoors,

sit down on a chair and leisurely cut your salad

greens which only require a short rinse and

spin afterwards to get them ready to be a part

of a delicious lunch or dinner.

Should the weather turn cold and windy during

spring and fall, bring your window box(es) or

container(s) into the kitchen, place them on the

kitchen counter and cut the leaves.

After you have finished cutting your greens,

return the window box(es) or container(s)

outdoors. 

How to Grow Salad Greens

Just fill your window box(es) and container(s)

with a well draining potting mix to an inch

from the top.

If you wish to add some extra Nitrogen

to the mix to increase the growth process

for more leaves, you may add some

Blood Meal to the soil.

Press the potting mix firmly down and

water thoroughly.

Next, evenly distribute the seeds on

the surface of the potting mix.

Cover the seeds with one quarter inch

of additional potting mix, and gently

water the newly added potting mix

until damp. 

All your salad greens really need to grow into

a bountiful harvest is some Fish Emulsion

once per week which you add to your

watering can per manufacturer's directions. 

 

Salad greens like water. Make sure your

window box(es) and container(s) don't dry out. 

The following picture is of one of my window

boxes growing Lettuce,

Merveille de Quatre Saisons.

This lettuce is very cold hardy and I was still

able to harvest leaves in Chicago all the way

through the middle of November.

Following are some suggestions for colorful,

delicious and nutritious salads. 

I want to emphasize that I don't have any financial

gain by posting these links.

• Arugula, Selvatica Tangy
• Beet, Bulls Blood
• Double Purple Orach
• Italian Dandelion, Catalogna Frastagliata
• Italian Dandelion, Italiko Rossa
• Kale, Red Chidori
• Lettuce, Ashley
• Lettuce, Flashy Trout's Back
• Lettuce, Lolla Rossa
• Lettuce, Merveille de Quatre Saisons
• Lettuce, Merlot
• Lettuce, Petite Rouge
• Lettuce, Silvia
• Marigold, Gem Mix
• Mizuna, Red Streaked
• Onion, Red Baron
• Nasturtium, Salmon Baby
• Pac Choi, Violetta
• Radicchio, Red Verona
• Radicchio, Rossa Di Treviso Precoce
• Strawberry Spinach
• Swiss Chard, Bright Lights
• Wild Garden Mustards

I hope you enjoy browsing thru all these

delicious choices for a nutritious salad

as much I did.
 

Happy Growing, 

Bob Walsh

www.HowToGrowPlumeriaFrangipani.com