Basics
- Ease of Growing
- Moderate
- Grown as
- Annual
- Days to Maturity
- 38-45 (Spring/Summer), 45-50 (Fall/Winter)
- Growing Habit
- -
- Hardiness
- Half Hardy
Mesclun lettuces will thrive in mild weather with consistent moisture. To extend the sowing season into hot weather, sow in light shade or erect a canopy of loosely woven shade cloth over the bed.
- Crops
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Growing Season
- Short, Long
- Cultivar Type
- -
- Growing Conditions
- Cool, Warm
Most salad greens grow best in cool, moist, conditions with full sun. In warmer areas they may do better in light shade.
- Outdoor Growing Temp
- 45°F - 75°F
- Min Outdoor Soil Temp
- 45°F
Mesclun germinates quite well in cool (40˚ F) soil and will continue to do so until it gets up to 75˚ F (after this it gets erratic).
- Start Indoors
- No
- Start Outdoors
- Yes
- Light
- Part shade (Cool, Warm)
These plants do well in part shade, especially in warmer climates.
- Water
- High
Keep the soil in your bed or containers evenly moist as that will produce the sweetest, most succulent leaves from plants that grow quickly and without interruption.
- Feeder
- Heavy
Heavy feeders that prefer a rich, well cultivated soil.
- Suitability
- Tolerates light frost, Partial shade, Needs summer shade
- Small Gardens?
- Yes
- Containers?
- Yes
Lettuce is fairly easy to grow in containers either individually or as a cut-and-come-again crop. Looseleaf lettuce produces an abundance of single leaves perfect for using in salad. Use 4" flats and use rich soil mix. Simply broadcast the seed directly onto the flat so there is a seed roughly every half an inch. You may want to cover the seeds with a light covering of soil. Start gathering individual leaves when they are 2 to 3" tall, leaving at least an inch of stem on the plant when cutting so it can regenerate.
- Attracts beneficial insects?
- No
- Color
- Red and green
- Fruit Size
- - "
- Plant Height
- 6.0 - 10.0"
- Plant Diameter
- 4.0 - 5.0"
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-11
- Disease Resistance
- Taste Profile
Extraordinary mix of sweet red leaves, delicate leafy greens, and spicy Arugula and Chervil.
- Rotation Group
- Leaves: Brassicas + Leafy Greens