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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Miner's Lettuce Blooming

Also called spring beauty, winter purslane, or Indian lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata, native to the western U.S., with particular abundance in the Pacific Northwest, is the best known species of miner's lettuce. As one of the first spring greens to emerge, it's a valuable edible just when it's needed most.
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We're growing organic heirloom vegetables on our Chicago rooftops and in our yards using homemade sub-irrigated planters (SIPs) and commercially available Earthboxes.

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