6 Must-Haves for a Vegetable Garden

Salad Days

Lettuce grows fast from seed, so your family won’t have any excuse to skip their salad all summer long. Plus, the crisp freshness of garden-grown lettuce will make everybody sit up and take notice of the salad course.

Pick the outside leaves first; the rest of the plant will keep growing. For a crowd, cut the whole head off, leaving a couple of inches above the base. The plant will continue to produce more leaves. Try planting arugula for its peppery flavor and quick growing habit.