It continues to astound me that all one needs is ten days before evidence that life lives on in a seed emerges. These wee lettuces are less than a month old, and already they’re clearly and obviously recognizable as a varietal of romaine. They get big so fast! Now all I have to do is figure out how to harvest a leaf here or there without killing off the whole plant…
that first crunch calls me,
glowing fresh and verdant green,
to my salad days
Those are some beautiful greens. I too love the first crunch, but mine comes from the farmer’s market, not a garden of my own making (black thumb here). What I don’t like is the dirt and grit I can never seem to fully rinse off.
@Tricia Stohr-Hunt: I liked even LESS the little worm thingy I found in the middle of my Romaine last summer… I look forward to going back to Farmer’s Market but let me say I’ve been strategizing on how better to clean up my lettuces!!!
Oh¬that’s some gorgeous greenery!! I’m out hovering over my little sprouts every day.