Spinach, lettuce, and arugula. We learned from a friend to plant the seeds in late fall while you can still work the ground and they will start to grow in the early spring. We did two varieties of lettuce. A mesclun mix gave us a lot of color and a wide range of flavor, and a buttercrunch was tender and continued to produce when we trimmed leaves off the outside. The arugula was great while the weather stayed cool, but became increasingly sharp as it got warmer. Continually trimming our greens seemed to keep them from getting nasty and "bolting," which is when they begin to grow tall and produce seed.
The greens do best in our herb box, which has well draining soil and organic fertilizer. The box gets about six hours of sun each day.
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