Basics
- Ease of Growing
- Moderate
- Grown as
- Annual
- Days to Maturity
- 48-55 (Spring/Summer), 55-60 (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
This particular lettuce is easy to grow in containers. Mesclun doesn't take up much room so planters or individual pots are perfect. Since the roots are shallow, the container will need to be kept slightly moist.
- Attracts beneficial insects?
- No
- Color
- Green and red
- Fruit Size
- - "
- Plant Height
- 6.0 - 16.0"
- Plant Diameter
- 4.0 - 5.0"
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-11
- Disease Resistance
- Taste Profile
Tender, peppery, crunchy delicate flavor.
- Rotation Group
- Leaves: Brassicas + Leafy Greens