Lettuce Mesclun Spicy Salad Seed

Lettuce Mesclun Spicy Salad is a lively baby-leaf blend for extra flavour and bite in salads, sandwiches and garnishes.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Cool-season baby-leaf spicy salad mix.
• Scientific Name: Lactuca sativa and assorted spicy salad leaves / herbs.
• General Sowing Time: All year round in mild conditions, with best flavour and texture in cool seasons; protect from harsh summer heat with light shade and regular watering.
• Position: Full sun in cool weather; light shade during hot spells.
• Sow Depth: About 1 cm deep.
• Spacing: Sow in rows or broad bands and thin lightly; baby-leaf mixes can be grown closer than heading lettuce.
• Germination: Keep evenly moist until seedlings are established.
• Height: Harvest young as baby leaves.

Why Grow This Variety

• The spicy baby-leaf mix adds more flavour to fresh salads.
• Containers, raised beds and kitchen-garden sowings all suit the blend.
• It supports repeated cut-and-come-again style harvests.
• The leaves add interest to sandwiches, bowls and garnishes.

Garden Uses

Grow Spicy Salad in containers, shallow rows or broad bands in a prepared bed and harvest the young leaves regularly for salad mixes with extra bite.

Growing Notes

• Sow small batches every few weeks for steadier picking.
• Keep the growing medium evenly moist for tender leaves.
• Harvest before leaves become oversized or stressed.
• Use light shade in hot weather to protect flavour and texture.

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