R.I.P., Salad Greens

Before talking about the success stories at Mitten Farms, I'll talk about the massive failures.  Although my gardening book warned that salad greens such as lettuce don't handle hot weather very well, I figured that they would grow since I planted them in the relatively cool Miami Fall weather.  I was wrong.  The Bibb lettuce and arugula that I purchased from Home Depot simply failed.  The Bibb lettuce never formed true heads and bolted.  Both the lettuce and the arugula tasted very bitter and were overall inedible.  And full disclosure: I also killed a tomato plant from Home Depot.  But enough wallowing, and onto the successes!