Seeds, Mescluns Alfresco Blend (West Coast Seeds)

This mix has a truly Mediterranean flavour and feel with its mix of red and green lettuce, arugula, endive, and radicchio. A slightly bitter flavour profile that balances perfectly with a sweet dressing or savory vinaigrette.

 Harvest the baby greens with scissors for an instant, pre-mixed salad. Grow in full sun to from fall to spring, and in partial shade in the summer. Each pellet contains numerous seeds, so one or two pellets per 5" container is ample. This blend looks spectacular planted in terracotta pots.

MULTI-SEED PELLETS.

Season: Cool season
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade

Timing
Seed every three weeks from just before the last frost date until the end of summer for a continuous harvest. Provide frost protection with a cloche or heavy row cover when frost looms in the fall. Many mesclun types and mixes will continue to grow all winter where winters are mild.

Starting
Plant in a block or in a wide row. Sprinkle the seeds evenly over prepared, moist soil. Try to space seeds about 1cm (½”) apart. Cover lightly with soil, and firm them in. Four grams of seed will plant a 12m (40′) row that is 7cm (3″) wide, so don’t plant the whole packet at once. For container growing, choose containers that are at least 10cm (4″) deep. Wider is better. The most common mistake is over-planting.