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Salad greens, cress and celery prefer cooler temperatures. Even if you haven’t put a seed in the ground this year, it’s not too late to start plants like these which thrive in spring and fall.
Better still, many greens only take a few weeks to produce bountiful harvests, and even if there is frost, you can cover them under a tarp, burlap or place inside a cloth covered hoop or greenhouse to withstand the cold. Don’t forget about edible vegetable tops from carrots to beets and radishes.
RECIPE
If you don’t have a juicer, combine 1 cup of greens (like lettuce, carrot tops, or chard), ¼ cup of mint, ¼ cup of orange juice, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and ¼ cup of
carrot juice in a blender. Strain through a fine sieve and serve.
This original article first appeared in the FALL 2025 issue of City Style and Living Magazine.
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