Lettuce Mesclun Valentine Organic Seeds

Lactuca sativa

Item #7604

LARGE PACKET

21 - 68 days. Awaken your senses with a healthful and flavorful salad picked fresh from your own garden. This selection of heirloom and improved varieties of lettuce in rich shades of red, burgundy, magenta and cranberry with green, blends a variety of textures and tastes to satisfy any chef’s craving for beauty and quality. Easy to grow in garden beds and containers. The rich colors and textures make Valentine mesclun an attractive border for a flower garden.

This packet plants nine 10-foot rows.

Days to Emerge:
5-10 days

Seed Depth:
1/8”

Seed Spacing:
1/4”-1/2”

Row Spacing:
6”

Thinning:
Not necessary
for baby greens

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 6 weeks before average last frost, and successive sowings thereafter every 3 weeks until 2 weeks before the first fall frost. USDA zone 8 or warmer, sow in fall for winter harvest.

When to start inside: Any time for fresh mesclun year-round! Grow on a sunny windowsill or under grow lights. (Sun produces best color.)

Special sowing instructions: For growing full-sized plants, see inside of packet.

THIS MIX OF LETTUCE INCLUDES:
(PERCENT OF MIX BY WEIGHT)

Lolla Rossa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14%
Marveille de Quatre Saisons. . . . 14%
Redina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Red Oakleaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Red Salad Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Rouge d’Hiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Ruben’s Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%

Artist: Carolyn Crawford

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