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This row of sheared Heirloom Cutting Mix lettuce will hopefully grow back for another harvest. Fran Durner photo
In mid-May, I planted a row each of Heirloom Cutting Mix lettuces (Speckled Troutback, Blush Butter Cos, Red Ruffled Oak, Green Devil's Tongue, and Sucrine) Paris Market Mix (equal parts Rouge Grenobloise, Royal Oakleaf, Cimarron, Sucrine, Blonde Batavia and Red Salad Bowl lettuces with a tad of aromatic chervil, arugula, chicory and endive) and a full row of Italian arugula. So far the arugula has not bolted.
Seeds for the cutting mixes. Fran Durner photo
I'm growing these lettuces and herbs as part of a baby "cut and come again" salad garden in which you can shear them down while they are still small and they'll grow back again. Last night the greens got their first cut for a salad dressed simply with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Delicious!
I'm not sure how long it will take for the cut part to grow again but I'm thinking of planting another three rows of different salad mix seed for later harvesting.
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