Farmer's Market Blend Mesclun Lettuce Seed
Description
Why buy pricey mesclun when it’s so inexpensive to grow your own? This perfect blend of six leaf lettuces offers a beautiful array of leaf shapes, textures and colors, each with a mild flavor. Begin harvesting leaves in just 3 weeks! Cut plants back (instead of pulling them out) and they will re-grow. Perfect for container growing or filling in spots in your edible landscape. Includes: ‘Tango’ 15%, ‘Royal Oak Leaf’ 15%, ‘Red Salad Bowl’ 32%, ‘Black Seeded Simpson’ 15%, ‘Grand Rapids TBR’ 15%, ‘Red Sails’ 8%.
- Type: Annual
- Days to germinate: 5-14
- Days to maturity: 21-45
- Sun/shade: Sun/part shade
- Start indoors: Not recommended
- Direct-sow outdoors: 2-4 weeks before last frost; planting depth: 1/8”
- Spacing: Broadcast about ½” apart; harvest thinnings for salad
- Mature height: 12”
- Suitable for container growing: Yes
- Year of discovery: Unknown
