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Variety Info
Days to Maturity: 21–58 days
Family: Organic, Heirloom
Type: Baby Greens (Learn more)
Native: Asteraceae
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annuals.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Plant Dimensions: Leaves are harvested at 4" to 6" tall for mesclun.
Variety Info: BUTTERHEAD: 'BUTTERCRUNCH': Soft, slightly crumpled light green leaves in a loose head, often with a creamy yellow core. LEAF LETTUCES: 'BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON': Crinkled, light green, crisp leaves with frilly edges. 'GREEN SALAD BOWL': Deeply lobed green leaves. 'LOLLA ROSA': Deeply curled leaves with very frilly, red edges. 'RED OAK LEAF': Medium green, deeply lobed, oak leaf-shaped leaves, mild flavor, slower to bolt. ROMAINE: 'ROUGE d'HIVER': Green leaves are tinged with reddish-brown; rich, buttery flavor.
Attributes: Frost Tolerant, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool season harvests.
When to Start Inside: Transplanting is not recommended, although mesclun can be grown indoors on a sunny windowsill or under grow lights.
Days to Emerge: 5–14 days
Seed Depth: Surface to ⅛"
Seed Spacing: Broadcast about ½" apart
Thinning: Not required for baby greens
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Growing Info
Harvesting: When seedlings emerge, the first pair of leaves to show are the cotyledons, which can look very different from the leaves that follow, called "true" leaves. Baby greens are ready to harvest when they have true leaves, at 2"–4". Slow growers, or cool growing temperatures may require more time. Harvest by cutting just above the soil line. For more than one harvest (up to 3 before flavor declines) leave about 1/2" of leafy growth on the small plants so they can regenerate.
- CarieRated 5 out of 5 stars9/10/25Fast Germination :0
I put the seeds in seed starter kits under a basic grow light and saw growth in less than 3 days! Very excited to see how they turn out! :)
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests9/12/25Hey Carie,
That's amazing! Less than 3 days for germination is absolutely incredible! Your setup with the seed starter kits and grow light sounds like the perfect environment for those little lettuce seeds to get off to such a fantastic start.
We're just as excited as you are to see how they develop! These Gourmet Baby Greens are going to give you such beautiful, tender leaves. There's nothing quite like that first harvest of fresh mesclun greens - they're going to taste so much better than anything you can buy at the store!
Thanks for sharing your excitement with us! It's always wonderful to hear from gardeners who are having such great success right from the start.
Keep on growing 🌻️
- WendyVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars9/9/25Yummy lettuce
These seeds produce really well. Be sure to harvest before it gets too hot and they bolt. I've planted them over a period of two+ months to stretch out the harvest. Really tasty and easy to grow.
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests9/9/25Hey Wendy,
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with our Gourmet Baby Greens Mesclun Lettuce Seeds! We absolutely love hearing from gardeners who really know how to maximize their harvest - your succession planting strategy over two months is brilliant! That's exactly the kind of smart gardening that keeps fresh salads on the table all season long.
You're so right about timing the harvest before the heat hits and they bolt. That's so frustrating when that happens. We're glad you harvested before that happened.
Keep on growing 🌻️
- DVerified ReviewerRated 5 out of 5 stars8/31/25VERY Fast Germination!
Planted 8/29, sprouted 8/31
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests9/4/25Hey D,
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing germination results with our Gourmet Baby Greens Mesclun Lettuce Seeds! We absolutely love hearing that you got such incredibly fast sprouting - just 2 days from planting to emergence is fantastic! With germination like that, you're definitely on track for some beautiful, tender baby greens perfect for salads and harvesting. Keep on growing 🌻️
- JasperRated 5 out of 5 stars4/23/255 Stars
What did you do to make this thing so gritty!? I got a pack of this as a welcome gift and had no idea what to do with it so I decided to throw this into my hydroponic system... in less than 2-3wks, I had a full harvest... just let my wife harvest it when she wants... 3mon later I'm like... OK... so how's it... oh dang! the water line is down to less than half and the nutrition is legit less than 20% of what it should be (only 94ppm!?!!??)... and yet, that photo is what you see! I literally planted, walked away and literally forgot about it because the wife never complained... I mean the lifespan shouldn't be this long either... so let's see if I can send it off to glory... it's at 150ppm... I might bump it more later... this is insanity!
- CharletiaRated 5 out of 5 stars4/7/255 Stars
Can’t wait to grow these seeds. I love the packaging and the care taken with delivery.