8 salad greens to grow that aren't lettuce

In this particular salad table planting, I have: escarole, 'Red Sails' lettuce, baby pak choy, 'Lolla Rossa Darkness' lettuce, 'Tuscan baby leaf' kale and 'Red Garnet' amaranth.

1. What greens are not lettuce?
2. What are the best salad greens to grow?
3. What can I replace lettuce with in a plant?
4. Is Arugula a lettuce?
5. Why are my salad greens bitter?
6. How do I make my lettuce crispy?
7. What is the easiest salad to grow?
8. Which lettuce is the most flavorful?
9. Does lettuce grow back after you cut it?
10. Is bolted lettuce poisonous?

What greens are not lettuce?

Unusual Greens to Try in Your Next Salad

• Dandelion Greens.
• Lamb's Lettuce (Mâche)
• Tatsoi.
• Mizuna.
• Frisée (curly endive)
• Sweet Potato Leaves.
• Nasturtium Leaves.
• Mixed Herbs.

What are the best salad greens to grow?

There are a number of awesome greens that thrive in the heat – New Zealand spinach, Swiss chard, amaranth, magenta spreen, purslane, and orach are all summer superstars and deserve a place in every food garden. As well, most seed companies offer heat-tolerant varieties of greens like lettuce, spinach, and arugula.

What can I replace lettuce with in a plant?

For most gardeners, the best vegetables to plant after lettuce are bush beans, which germinate fast in warm soil and produce heavily in late summer. Other good veggies to plant after lettuce include carrots, cucumbers, squash or a second sowing of basil to carry you through the summer.

Is Arugula a lettuce?

In addition to the four types of lettuce there are many other greens that fill our salad bowls. These are a few of the more common ones. Arugula is also called rocket or rucola. ... Arugula is a member of the mustard family but it is not as bitter as mustard greens.

Why are my salad greens bitter?

Most gardeners will tell you that bitter lettuce is the result of summer heat; lettuce is known as a cool season vegetable. ... Another answer to why does lettuce turn bitter is nutrition. Lettuce needs to grow fast. Without proper nutrients, growth becomes stunted and bitter tasting lettuce is the result.

How do I make my lettuce crispy?

Make sure to add a few paper towels to absorb excess moisture and replace the paper towels every few days if they get too damp. Keep in mind that even if you do everything right, your lettuce may wilt a bit. Crisp it up by soaking cut lettuce in ice water for a few minutes. Then, spin dry as you normally would.

What is the easiest salad to grow?

Beetroot and turnip 'tops' or greens are an added bonus, giving you two salad crops from one plant. Radishes are one of the quickest and easiest vegetables to grow, and they pack a serious punch of flavour too. Harvest them before they get too big and woody, so the roots have a satisfying crunch to them.

Which lettuce is the most flavorful?

With a long, upright head of crisp, pale green leaves sporting crunchy midribs, romaine—particularly the lighter leaves toward the center (the heart)—is more flavorful than some other varieties. You can often find romaine hearts packaged in your local grocery store.

Does lettuce grow back after you cut it?

Head lettuce will die back, but most leaf-lettuce plants renew efforts to produce leaves, if regularly watered after trimming. Results will often be smaller than the original plant, but you may be able to harvest a second, good-tasting crop within as little as two weeks.

Is bolted lettuce poisonous?

Bolted lettuce can still be harvested and eaten, although the leaves will taste unpalatable and bitter if they are left on the plant too long, so it is best to pick the leaves as soon as possible after bolting and remove the plant entirely once all the edible leaves are removed.