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Overview
Salad leaves can be grown on a cut-and-come-again basis; harvesting the larger leaves by cutting them, allowing the smaller leaves to grow for a second crop. If you make successional sowings of seeds every three weeks, you will have a constant supply of salad throughout the year. You can sow seeds indoors from March, but from late-May you should be able to sow seeds directly into pots outside.
Do it:
March - September
At its best:
March - September
How to do it
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Fill a large plant pot with peat-free multi-purpose compost and water well. -
Once the water has drained, sprinkle the seeds over the soil's surface and cover them with a fine layer of compost or vermiculite. Leave the pot on a bright window sill or in a greenhouse. -
After about three weeks, the leaves should be large enough to harvest. Cut them off carefully; the smaller leaves should grow and produce a second crop. Sow more seeds at regular intervals for a continuous supply.
