Little gems for my tea.

[green fingers]

I have picked my first lettuce today and they will make a lovely addition to our salad tonight. The biggest one weighs 7 oz not bad for a lettuce. They seem much heavier and firmer than the shop bought ones. Can't wait to eat them.

I have taken some pictures for you.




Off now to replace these ones with some seedlings I have ready.

[Lesley Jay]

Ohh!! Lovely!! You will find they are much more crunchy, crispy and juicier than the shop bought lettuce - enjoy!

[green fingers]

My whole salad tonight was littered with my own produce. The lettuce of course and I had my mangetout as well as some of my herbs chives, mint etc

you are right Lesley, the lettuce were yummy. And somehow tasted more "real" if you know what I mean? Shop bought have a processed taste. Only realised that today and it seems odd, as lettuce isn't processed, it's just grown as far as I'm aware.

[paul]

Hi GreenFingers,

i've just started to pull my Little gems up. They are completly different in taste and texture that the supermarket ones.

[tezmac]

I have grown my own Lolla Rosso and Salad leaves this year and they were tasty

[DunDiggin]

Picked our first little gem and buttercrunch yesterday for tea - would have been earlier if the mice hadn't eaten the first two batches of seed(lings)

[Livebait]

"Off now to replace these ones with some seedlings I have ready"

Thats how i do it. Keep that cycle going! Helps keeps money in the pocket that would have been spent on lettuce

Good job they look tasty.