Shown below are several types of edible leafy green vegetables you can grow easily (and over winter!) in your gardens...
bok choy, borage, broccoli, cabbage, hollyhocks, cilantro, dandelions, kohlrabi, red mustard, spinach
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| bok choy -a bit more tender than other winter greens. we like it as a lettuce substitute in sandwiches. |
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| borage -a short lived perennial and prolific self sower borage leaves are best steamed and picked when young. the flowers are the real show later on... |
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| broccoli -we usually eat the unopened flower but the leaves are equally good. grow a bunch from seed in early fall then eat the thinnings over winter! |
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cabbage - this asian variety is a champion in the garden. traditional cabbage is our favorite for making sauerkraut. |
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| cilantro, hollyhocks, dandelions -this trio is a self sowing wonder. eat the hollyhock and dandelion leaves when picked young and steamed with other greens. cilantro and dandelion fresh in a salad are really good too! |
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| kohlrabi -usually eaten for the large and rounded stem the leaves are very good too. eat fresh or steamed. |
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| red mustard -or green mustard; both are very spicy. carefully added to salads or to steamed dishes is a real treat. |
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| spinach -over recent years this 'Popeye' of a dark leafy green has been rivaled and out matched in nutrient value as compared to others. yet it still has the best buttery flavor of all greens to be sure. |
This is a short list of greens; contact us for more information! We can help you get set up with a perpetual garden of greens!
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