All posts for the month May, 2010

Let us eat lettuce

My garden is bursting with fresh, young, tender lettuce and I’m loving it!  I planted several different varieties this year, including green and red leafy mixes, butter crunch and a head variety.  Fresh lettuce is beautiful in the garden and tasty at the table. It’s very low calorie with only about 10 calories per cup.  It provides fiber, vitamins A [...]

Enjoy Fresh Spring Onions!

Today I enjoyed the thrill of eating fresh spring onions from my garden!  Planted mid-march, these onions withstand the fickle temperature fluctuations of early spring.  These are the first veggies I plant each spring and I replant them every couple of weeks through the spring and then again in late summer for a fall harvest.  [...]