Basics
- Ease of Growing
- Moderate
- Grown as
- Annual
- Days to Maturity
- 42-50 (Spring/Summer), 50-55 (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. 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 - 10.0"
- Plant Diameter
- 4.0 - 5.0"
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-11
- Disease Resistance
- Taste Profile
Balance of tangy, rich leaves and spice.
- Rotation Group
- Leaves: Brassicas + Leafy Greens