Lettuce Plant: How to Grow Lettuce From Seed in Spring and Fall
Sow lettuce shallow, only 1/4 to 1/2 inch, as soon as you can work the soil in spring, and about 3 months before the first fall frost for a fall crop.
Spinach Plant Guide: How to Grow Spinach in Spring, Fall and Winter
Sow spinach 1/2 inch deep 2 to 4 weeks before your last spring frost and again in late summer for fall, thin to about 3 inches, and pick outer leaves or cut whole plants before long, hot days make it...
Swiss Chard Plant Guide: How to Grow Swiss Chard from Spring to Winter
Sow swiss chard 1/2 inch deep once the soil reaches 40 F, a few weeks before the last spring frost and again in summer for fall.
Chicory Plant: How to Grow Chicory, Radicchio and Puntarelle
Sow chicory in summer for heads in fall and early winter, keeping the seedbed cool until it sprouts.
Arugula Plant: How to Grow Arugula, From Sowing to Cut-and-Come-Again
Sow arugula as soon as the soil can be worked in spring and again from late summer, 1/4 inch deep, thinning to about 6 inches.
Kale Plant: How to Grow Kale for Spring, Fall and Winter Harvests
Sow or set out kale 3 to 5 weeks before the last spring frost, or sow in mid to late summer for fall.
