March is the perfect time for sowing autumn and winter crops , including leafy greens like spinach , lettuce , Swiss chard and pak choi .
If you are already nurturing a veggie garden , you should be removing the last of your spent summer veggies to make way for autumn and winter veggies now . If , on the other hand , you ’ re a beginner wanting to start your first vegetable garden , there ’ s no better time to get started and no better way to learn than with a variety of leafy greens - the easiest ( and quickest ) crops to grow .
Leaf vegetables , also called leafy greens , salad greens or vegetable greens , are essentially plants whose leaves are eaten as a vegetable . There are nearly a thousand species of plants with edible leaves known to us and most come from short-lived herbaceous plants , like lettuce , Swiss chard , rocket and spinach . Here are a few that are ideal to plant now and perfect for those just beginning their food gardening journey .