Sassy Salad
Mesclun :
The Sassy
Salad
Mesclun is a
custom mix
of greens
that will
fill your
salad bowl
with many
flavors.
Leaf
lettuces,
romaine
lettuce,
arugula,
endive,
spinach,
mustard and
more, enough
variety to
please even
the
choosiest
gourmet. For
continuous
harvest, cut
rather than
pull the
greens and
sow
successive
plantings
every 3
weeks.
Mesclun is
the French
name for a
mixture of
salad
greens.
Mescluns are
often
harvested
young for
"baby
greens" and
sold already
pre-mixed at
farmers
markets and
grocery
stores.
Sassy Salad
Mesclun is
prized by
gourmet
chefs and
down-home
cooks alike
for the wide
range of
flavors,
textures and
colors that
add fresh
appeal to
even the
simplest
salad.
In cool
climates
plant in the
spring, 3 to
6 weeks
before the
last average
frost date.
In mild
climates,
sow seed
during
cooler
months,
generally
October
through
March. Soil
must be kept
moist while
the seeds
are
germinating
and
beginning to
grow. Be
sure to keep
the weeds
pulled so
they do not
compete with
the plants
for water
and sun
