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Macro Monday: Leafy Picks

Written by Jackie D'Elia  |  Published on December 6, 2010

Lettuce growing in my raised bed has provided day after day of delicious salads. I planted romaine, bibb and mesculn mix. The only issue I’ve had this season is whiteflies. They started on a fall tomato plant and quickly spread to the lettuce. I am hoping the colder weather will help to erradicate them. I’m not really interested in spraying the leaves with anything at this point. My solution – I pick the leaves and I wash them thoroughly in the kitchen sink. So far so good.





Here I’ve got a mixed planting of lettuce and carrots. It was not intentional, but I’ve decided to let the experiment run it’s course.

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  1. Cathy says

    December 6, 2010 at 7:56 am

    What wonderful pictures with such a variety of textures and shades of green! Very nice. And I’d love to have these in a salad! Have a grand day Cathy

  2. Jacqueline D'Elia says

    December 6, 2010 at 8:07 am

    Yes they taste as good as they look. 🙂

  3. McGilli says

    December 6, 2010 at 8:35 am

    Oooohh it’s so cold here now and these pics take me back to summer. Lovely shots, and I like your blog!

    • Jacqueline D'Elia says

      December 6, 2010 at 8:46 am

      Thank you. Stay warm. 🙂

  4. Tatyana says

    December 6, 2010 at 8:50 am

    Jackie, you are teasing us with your fresh, yummy, great-looking greens! Parsley and rosemary are all my garden greens for the winter…

  5. maaike says

    December 6, 2010 at 11:46 am

    lovely green and tasty I think

  6. Toni - Signature Gardens says

    December 15, 2010 at 11:21 pm

    H’m…I would think the carrots and lettuce together would be a clever idea. One grows above, one grows below. Seems like they should co-exist beautifully together 🙂 Might have to try that myself! You’ll have to keep us posted. Nothing better than eating fresh greens out of your own garden!

    • Jacqueline D'Elia says

      January 1, 2011 at 12:02 pm

      I’ll let you know how it works out. So far things are growing well on that side of bed.

  7. David says

    December 17, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    Beautiful crop..and I bet tasty! I wish I have a 100% perfect organic solution for white flies, but I don’t.
    Maybe spraying with a very mild solution of Ivory soap (Insecticidal soap is much the same formula). But I know I’m preaching to the choir and you’ve probably known this one plus a lot, lot more.
    I get them in my green house in the winter, but as soon as the plants come outside, some natural force gets rid of the white flies. I wonder what eats them?
    David/ Tropical Texana/ Houston

    • Jacqueline D'Elia says

      January 1, 2011 at 12:01 pm

      Thanks. I am waiting on those “natural forces” – I had to pull up some of the lettuce this week. Too many white flies. Mostly my fault I guess, I’ve neglected the garden during December. Today is a new year and I’m getting those beds cleaned up. 🙂

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