Why go to the grocery store for pricey mesclun when it's so easy to grow your own? This perfect blend of six leaf lettuce varieties has a beautiful range of leaf shapes, textures, and colors with mild flavor. Begin harvesting leaves in just 3 weeks! Cut back plants and they will re-grow. Easy to grow in containers. Varieties include: 'Tango' 15%, 'Royal Oak Leaf' 15%, 'Red Salad Bowl' 32%, 'Black Seeded Simpson' 15%, 'Grand Rapids TBR' 15%, 'Red Sails' 8%.
Features
- Family Asteraceae
- Native Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.
- Life Cycle Annual
- Plant Height Short (Under 12")
Further Information
- Plant Characteristics Good for Containers
- Growing Conditions Frost Tolerant
Planting Lettuce
- Days to Maturity 21–45 days
- Plant Spacing Broadcast about ½" apart
- Light Required Full sun to part shade
- Plant Height Short (Under 12")
- Planting Depth Surface to â…›"
Planting Details
| Seed Depth |
Surface to â…›" |
| Seed Spacing |
Broadcast about ½" apart |
| Thinning |
Not required for baby greens |
| Germination |
5–14 days |
| Start Indoors |
Transplanting is not recommended, although mesclun can be grown indoors on a sunny windowsill or under grow lights. |
| Direct Sow |
RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 2 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool season harvests. |
| Growing & Harvesting |
Harvest leaves with scissors 2" above the soil surface. Mesclun will regrow and provide 2–3 harvests, although the first harvest is usually the best. If you wish to harvest mature heads, cut off at 2" above ground level as soon as possible after head forms; new leaves will grow form the center. The earlier the harvest, the more tender the crop. |
