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12 April 2011 ,12:40 Leafy greens

By Jody Rigby

For anyone that prepares their own salads for work or enjoys a stir-fry it’s a great idea to grow your own leafy greens to have on hand. You don't need a lot of room for most of them, and they can be grown happily in a tub or pot if you live in an apartment. In fact I've got some rainbow chard (pictured) growing in an old gal washing tub and it’s working a treat. Whatever you use, make sure you have drainage holes in the bottom.

Lettuce can be grown year-round in most places, and with perpetual lettuce you can simply keep picking the outer leaves rather than rip up the whole plant when you want to harvest (unlike some of the hearting types).

Shake things up with the interesting foliage of endive, or even the heat of mustard greens (although these are quite big - reaching around 40cms). English spinach is a lot smaller than silverbeet and is great wilted for breakie or in salads. All of these yummies are fast growing so they need water daily and a liquid feed fortnightly to be at their best.

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