In this mid-September we will sow lamb’s lettuce. Directly in the ground outside?
Why?… You want to protect it from the last rays of the sun?!!
The mustache of Jacky Mercier market gardener in Frontenay on Dive laughs. One point for him.
… So we are going to sow lamb’s lettuce in the ground and outside, Jacky insists on the fact that now, we can buy it in practical mini-clods to put in the ground to control the spacings.
On the salad side, you can also plant escarole, batavia and also “blood stain”. Is the bloodstain lettuce red?
No, it’s green but it has spots… red.
It’s definitely not my day: 2/0 for Jacky.
And you also have to pull the purslane.
It’s a real invader especially with very dry summers like we’ve had. This succulent thrives in such weather.
It spreads on the ground in a star.
The good news is that it can be eaten in salads, according to those who have already tried, we use young stems and leaves, because over time it becomes tough.
And now you’ve found an outlet for this invader?
And yes: I deliver bunches of purslane to major Parisian restaurants.
Isn’t life beautiful? Jacky Mercier nods.