Botanical Interests Farmer's Market Blend Mesclun Lettuce Seeds
- Easy to grow in containers
- Cut back plants
- Beautiful range of leaf shapes
- Begin harvesting leaves in just 3 weeks
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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.
VarietyAll are leaf lettuces: 'Tango': Deep green, serrated leaves, mildly tangy. 'Royal Oak Leaf': Medium green, deeply lobed, oak leaf shaped leaves, mild flavor, slower to bolt. 'Red Salad Bowl': Pretty, deeply lobed green and bronze/red leaves. 'Black Seeded Simpson': Crinkled, light green, crisp leaves with frilly edges. 'Grand Rapids TBR': Medium green, curled leaves with frilled edges. 'Red Sails': Dark red, crinkled leaves with frilly edges, slower to bolt, an All-America Selections winner.
- Days to Maturity: 21-45 Days
- Family: Asteraceae
- Type: Mesclun Lettuce
- Native: Unknown; Lettuce Has Been In Cultivation For a Long Time
- Hardiness: Frost-Tolerant Annuals
- Exposure: Full Sun To Part Shade
- Plant Dimensions: Leaves Are Harvested at 4"- 6" Tall For Mesclun
- Attributes: Good for Containers, Frost Tolerant
When To Sow Outside
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.
When To Start InsideTransplanting is not recommended, although mesclun can be grown indoors on a sunny windowsill or under grow lights.
- Days to Emerge: 5-14 Days
- Seed Depth: Surface to 1/8"
- Seed Spacing: Broadcast About 1/2" Apart
- Thinning: Not Required for Baby Greens
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.
Specifications- Type: Conventional Large Packet
- Tango: 15%
- Royal Oak Leaf: 15%
- Red Salad Bowl: 32%
- Black Seeded Simpson: 15%
- Grand Rapids TBR: 15%
- Red Sails: 8%
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