And if you grow it yourself, you ought to get used to a stray bug here or there that hung on to some leafy vegetable despite vigorous washing.
When did we become such wusses obsesses with an antiseptic life?
“And if you grow it yourself, you ought to get used to a stray bug here or there that hung on to some leafy vegetable despite vigorous washing.”
I grew my own lettuce for the first time this year with great success UNTIL I found little green worms nibbling the leaves. I found even after washing the lettuce thoroughly I just couldn’t bring myself to eat any of it. Wound up tossing all the plants.