Posted: April 7, 2022
Master Gardener Cindy Trussell shares tips on growing greens in your own garden.
Photo by Cindy Trussell
"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow."
It's a good bet that the person who wrote this English proverb was tired of winter and anxiously anticipating the sunny, warmer days of spring. Some years, the cold days of winter seem to last so long that the sight of a little shoot coming up from the ground can feel like a tonic.
Those tiny, light green wonders are the sign of warmer days ahead, renewal and growth, and for those of us impatiently itching to get outside with our hands in the soil, leafy greens are the answer. Most leafy greens are happy to grow on those cool, not-yet-spring days. They provide early gardening gratification and depending on how they are harvested, can produce for a surprisingly long period of time.
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