Salad crop

I am fired with the zeel of the newly converted!!!.
For the first time I have grown salad leaves instead of lettice. I have grown:-
Wild Rocket,
Cultivated Rocket,
Italian lettice leaves, Green and Red.
Mustard leaves,
Baby Spinich,
Basil,
Chives.
I honestly feel that I will never grow another lettice as they have been bril. and so quick to come again.
I would welcome opinions from the forum as I do feel that one is being ripped off with seed prices. Also as a total novice any advice on methods, variaty ect.
While in France lunch included a small selection of leaves and included some leaves which were about an inch long and comprised the whole plant (with about 6/7 leaves) compleate with root which was clean and white and looked as if it had been grown hydroponicaly. Any ideas as I am sure that could be interesting.I wondered if it could be land cress.
Sorry to rabbit on, always the problem with the new converts.

 

Hi OWG, I grow salad leaves as I like the different coloured leaves and tastes, and that they keep going for a long time. However, they will eventually run to seed so sow some more now to take over.
I also grow Little Gem lettuce thickly and eat the thinnings when 3 or 4 leaves have formed. What you had in France may be what is known as micro-leaves, very young plants of things like lettuce, spinach, beets, rocket etc., now very trendy in up-market restaurants.

 

....yes, i was thinking of the Cos variety as they are more compact.Maybe a young Paris White?I love little gem Blackthorn.
I have tried the salad leaves and chives this yr in some pots on the kitchen windowsill(freebies)I think maybe i got a dud packet as it`s felt like trying to get blood from a stone.So far i`ve picked a few leaves and cut a clump once.Can i expect more?

 

Hi elainefiz, just keep them well watered in good light and leave them a day or two to recover and they should produce more leaves.