Early Spring Gardening

[Chuck Farley]

I love to grow my own leaf lettuce for salads. Several years ago, I used a compost bin that was almost full of shredded leaves. I added completed compost mixed in with garden soil and planted my leaf lettuce. The advantages are several. It's high so no stooping is required. Rabbits can't reach it. I haven't seen any slugs. It's cleaner than lettuce grown in our dirt with a high red clay content. Anyway, here's a picture. I'll try to duplicate it again this spring.