Description
Grow a crisp, colorful lettuce salad blend that fills your bowl fast and keeps it coming. Start this easy salad mix in cool weather, harvest tender baby greens in just a few weeks, and enjoy sweet, mild flavor with minimal effort. Plant once for continuous, cut-and-come-again harvests that make weeknight salads simple.
Key Features
- Cut-and-come-again harvest: Snip outer leaves and let plants keep producing.
- Fast to your table: See baby greens in 25–35 days for quick salads.
- Balanced texture and color: Enjoy a mix selected for crunch, softness, and visual appeal.
- Reliable in cool seasons: Thrive in spring and fall; add light shade as days warm.
- Container friendly: Grow fresh lettuce on balconies, patios, or small beds.
- Space-efficient: Pack in rows or broadcast for high yields in limited space.
Applications
Plant this lettuce salad blend in raised beds, window boxes, or patio planters. Mix into salads, layer on sandwiches and wraps, or top tacos with crisp, just-picked leaves. Stagger plantings for a steady supply all season.
Specifications
- Type: Multi-variety leaf lettuce seed blend
- Sun: Full sun to partial shade (cool season preferred)
- Sowing depth: 1/8 in (3 mm), lightly cover
- Spacing: Thin to 4–6 in for baby leaf; 8–10 in for fuller heads
- Days to germination: 7–10 days at 60–70°F (16–21°C)
- Days to first harvest: 25–35 days for baby greens; 45–60 days for larger heads
- Planting method: Direct sow; succession plant every 1–2 weeks for continuous harvest
- Water: Keep soil evenly moist for tender, non-bitter leaves
Thin early for airflow and sweeter growth. Harvest in the morning for crispest leaves, then chill promptly to lock in freshness.