Lettuce - Head - Summertime

$1.89

The Lettuce Crisphead Summertime, 'Lactuca sativa', is the most heat resistant head lettuce yet. Summertime is very sweet and has a far superior flavor to grocery store head letuce. Why grow head lettuce that you can buy in the store? Because it tastes a lot better grown at home! Summertime is a spring/summer head lettuce that has medium sized 6 inch heads. It is bery heat resistant and that is uncommon but very important for head lettuce. Summertime Crisphead Lettuce is an annual cool season plant. It will send up a seed stalk, which causes foliage to taste bitter, in heat generally above 90 degrees. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date. This lettuce likes light, fertile, moist, and well drained soils. They will grow in light shade. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. This lettuce can also be grown inside in containers and is so beautiful it can be used in borders and edging. ... additional info

Arugula - Wild The Arugula Wild Rocket Salad, Roquette, 'Eruca vesicaaria sativa', is one of the most popular new greens. The interesting flavor of arugula will add spunk to any boring salad. Descriptions such as hot with a hint of nut flavor, tart, and spicy are used to describe Arugula. Nothing adds such an exciting, interesting flavor and texture to salads as this green. It is most often eaten raw in salads but it is also steamed or added to many other dishes like pizza. The Wild Arugula is also a good container plant. Arugula, when mature, grow to 2 to 3 feet tall, but the leaves are tastiest and less bitter when harvested 2 to 6 inches long. The flowers are also edible. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date and plant successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until first fall frost approaches. Wild Rocket Salad Arugula prefers light, fertile, moist, and well drained soil. In warmer climates, delay planting during the heat of the summer.