Gardens
Baby Lettuce is Better
It’s true, says Coleman: Small really is better when it comes to winter gardening. Baby leaf greens are not only hardier, they’re tastier. “A full-size lettuce will freeze two or three times and turn to mush,” he says. “A three-inch-tall baby lettuce leaf will freeze and thaw all winter long and recover each day.”
By Yankee Magazine
Dec 29 2009
Photo Credit : Burgoyne, John
It’s true, says Coleman: Small really is better when it comes to winter gardening. Baby leaf greens are not only hardier, they’re tastier. “A full-size lettuce will freeze two or three times and turn to mush,” he says. “A three-inch-tall baby lettuce leaf will freeze and thaw all winter long and recover each day.”