My first harvest of my own Fall lettuce in my raised beds (use to have a 40×120′ garden) and I made a very simple vinaigrette to dress my greens with.  Yes, I planted lettuce – I meant to post some other pictures of what I grew this year (especially my tomatoes) in my (three)  3′ x 6′ raised cedar beds.  A far cry from my 40′ x 120′ garden plus a pumpkin and corn patch when we lived in the country!  Maybe this winter when I am yearning for warmer weather and planning my next spring garden I will post some pictures.

I planted my seeds in early September and transplanted them in the garden a few weeks later.  The seeds are from The Cook’s Garden; All Season Butterhead mix with 25% Four Seasons mix and 15% each of Arctic King, Burpee’s Bibb, Buttercrunch, Matchless and North Pole lettuces (I love this mixture); and City Garden Mix which is a multi-pellet mixed greens consisting of red and green leaf lettuces (another good choice).

Out in the garden!

Ready to harvest…

My Zyliss lettuce spinner which I could not do without.  I use it for all my lettuce whether I buy it at the store or if I grow it in my garden.  It helps keep the lettuce fresh, crisp and clean.