SEASONAL GREENS

RICH IN VITAMINS AND MINERALS, LAMB’S LETTUCE OR CORN SALAD IS A PRODUCTIVE COOL-WEATHER CROP

Words Jennifer Stackhouse

For succulent leafy greens in winter, grow a crop of the oldfashioned plant known as lamb’s lettuce. It isn’t a true lettuce but can be used to make a salad or fill up a sandwich and is also a great snack while you’re out in the garden. As well as tasting good, the dark green leaves are also rich in vitamins — particularly vitamin C — and iron. Its iron content is probably why lamb’s lettuce has a pivotal role in one of the best-known fairytales, Rapunzel. As you may recall, Rapunzel was named for a leafy vegetable growing in a witch’s garden (still called rapunzel in parts of Germany). As penance for stealing the leaves to feed to his pregnant wife, Rapunzel’s father had to give the baby to the witch. DARWIN…

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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #12.6 - 2022

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