Showing posts with label lettuce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lettuce. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 February 2023

Garden affair : First harvest of the year

  Winter season is about to end with spring season approaching . Although there is still  await  for  couple of weeks for  spring show fresh harvest in my garden is making up  for await for spring blooms. 

                                                                     Cherry Tomatoes


Tomatoes ripening 




Green peas harvest

Radish harvest

Fresh lettuce 




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Saturday, 28 January 2023

Garden Affair : Growing Lettuce and health benefits

 Lettuce is one of the widely consumed  leafy vegetable around the world for its versatility in recipes across the globe. Moreover it become popular around the world for its crisp texture and high nutritional value with additional benefit of being low in calories. 


                                                   Leaf Lettuce                                                         




                Growing Lettuce at Home :

Lettuce is a cool weather crop and can be easily grown at home irrespective of space . There are many varieties of lettuce , Iceberg lettuce being most popular around the world. It can easily be grown from seeds and can be obtained for harvest within few weeks. 

                                                         Home grown Leaf Lettuce 


                  Lettuce grows best in our mild winter climate and can not survive   in our  high summer  temperatures of scorching heat. It can be propagated through stem cutting too but is easy  to grow by seeds.

Health benefits and consumption   

                                                         Red Leafy Lettuce                                                    


    Lettuce is a popular low calorie food which is rich in Vitamins and potassium and other micro nutrients.  It is a fact that regular consumption of lettuce can be helpful in strengthening body and fulfillment of essential nutrients can be obtained.    

Lettuce is a popular  vegetable used in variety of salads, sandwiches and   burgers for its crispy texture. Lettuce Boat is a popular recipe where desirable stuffing is being inserted in Lettuce leafs. 

                                                             Lettuce boats


 



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