Welcome to our section on tips for growing salad leaves.

Here we will give you advice, tips and guidance on sowing, growing and harvesting salad leaves in the Uk and the rest of the world.

Welcome to our section on how to grow salad leaves. Here we will give you a overview on how to grow them, how to look after them and the varieties.

Sowing and planting Salad Leaves

Salad leaves can be planted from March through to September

Varieties

Frisée

Arugula

Endive

Radicchio

Mizuna

Escarole

Babybeets greens

Cress

Tatsoi

Butterhead Lettuce

Romaine

Mache

Oakleaf

Looseleaf Lettuce

Planting

Salad Leaves need to planted in full sun, but make sure the soil is well drained. Individually types of salad leaves can be planted in rows thinly at around 1cm deep. As the the seeds start to grow, thin them out. You are able to cut the salad leaves off the plant and they will grow about 3-4 times.

Growing

Wake sure you water the plants, these need to be done in a morning while the soil is dry.

Harvesting.

You can start to harvest the leaves when they are about 10cm long. Use scissors to cut. They will re-grow about 4-5 times.