Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards points out green beans, right, and kohlrabi, left, also called German turnip, a biennial ...

And there is another chopped salad that might be my favorite in the late summer and early ... is your preference. The ...

Although lettuces are available virtually year-round, home-grown ones are at their best throughout the summer. Whole leaves ... creamy soup or braise them as a vegetable accompaniment.

Other high prices included lettuce, at 238 percent of the average price, and Chinese cabbage at 195 percent of the norm. The severe summer heat led to poor growing conditions for vegetables ...