Mesclun Greens Growing
Organic purple mizuna arugula and tokyo bekana growing in the field of all the crops we grow at good heart farmstead mesclun mix is the heart of our farm.
Mesclun greens growing. Mesclun is a cool season crop. We call the salad greens that make up our mesclun mix gateway vegetablesbecause even if youre a meat and potatoes kind of person you probably have a salad with dinner. Sprinkle the seeds over the top of the soil aiming to get them about 1 apart. Mesclun can be purchased as a seed mix or you can get the different varieties of greens that you prefer and make your own mix.
Cover the seeds with 14 of potting soil. Mesclun is typically direct sown into the garden and isnt usually transplanted. Mesclun mesclun is a mixture of various quick growing greens that are harvested when theyre young and tender. As grown in its place of origin provencal france mesclun is a specific mix of chervil arugula lettuces and endive.
Start with a well prepared 2 or 3 foot square seedbed or use a half barrel or a 15 to 18 inch planter filled with good potting soil. Seed blends usually include a variety of mild and spicy greens often including both red and green varieties for visual appeal. These greens grow best in cooler temperatures and tend to bolt when summer heat amps up. In this case it refers to tender leafy greens and can include arugula endive chervil young red and green lettuces baby spinach mustard greens frisee mizuna young swiss chard radicchio and sorrelyoung collard greens tatsoi dandelion greens and garden cress may also be used.
Harvest them when they are about 5 inches tall. To harvest them you simply use a pair of shears and clip all the leaves about 2 inches from the ground. Due to the variety of greens that can be included in a mesclun mix growing recommendations may vary slightly. The traditional mesclun mix contains various tender lettuces such as chicory arugula and endive.
Mesclun is the french term for a mix of salad greens. Translated from the portuguese verb mesclar the word mesclun means to mix thoroughly. Mesclun mix is harvested young so it doesnt need a lot of space and even does well in containers. Sow succession crops every 2 weeks in spring or summer.
In american gardens anything goes. Plant mesclun in. Red and green loose leafs asian greens kale even radicchio. How to plant mesclun growing zones.
Grow in spring through early summer and plant again in early fall. They grow close together and grow in a mass from one planting. Most greens grows best in full sun though excessive heat can cause plants to bolt to seed or leaves to wilt. Heres how we grow mesclun in our trial garden.
Sprinkle the seeds and cover lightly with a scattering of soil. Mesclun like many garden greens is a cool season crop thats best grown in the late spring or early.