SPINACH --- MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Well, at least I didn't say brussel sprouts .... mmmmmmmmmmm!
Everybody knows by now (after being hammered over the head by the media), that fresh greens are good for you. What everybody might not know, though, is how easy they are to grow from seed, in the fall. You can buy a lot of the run of the mill varieties already up and growing, just like you buy tomatoes and peppers in the spring. But why not try something different? Grow some from seed this fall. We carry 2 lines this time of year-- Botanical Interests & Kitazawa Seeds. Botanical Interests has one of the widest selection of seeds we've ever had. Many of them are heirloom &/or organic. Kitazawa is a really cool company from the west coast that specializes in Asian seeds. So we have things like Japanese spinach, Hawaiian lettuce, Chinese cabbages & Japanese mini sweet carrots. Some of the greens will be ready to pick (and eat!) in as little as 21 days. Most take 40-50 days to really mature.
So stop paying $6 a pound for the mesclun salad mix at the grocery store, and grow your own. It really DOES taste different!
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