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Mesclun, Ed Hume

July 15th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Ed Hume / Gourmet Blend
Leaf lettuce, kale, endive, beet greens, spinach, swiss chard, sorrel, corn salad, radicchio, cress, and mustard depending upon availability.
Expected germination: 7-14 days
Expected harvest: 30-50 days

24 seeds

07/15: Planted 2 per cell in 12 cells.
07/18: No visible change.
07/24: Four to six cells excavated, perhaps by squirrel.
07/24: 10 of 24 (42%) have shoots 1/8″ to 3/4″ tall.
08/01: 12 of 24 (50%) have shoots 3/4″ to 2-1/2″ tall.
08/04: Planted out.
08/07: 2″ to 5″ tall.
08/15: 3″ to 7″ tall.
08/16: Begin leaf harvest.
08/23: 4″ to 9″ tall. Harvesting but thin.
08/30: 1-1/2″ to 6″ tall. Harvesting but thin.

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  1. Diane
    July 26th, 2011 at 14:49 | #1
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    What are the very large-leaved dark greens in your Mesclun, Mixed Salad Greens, Gourmet Blend seed packs. They are sort of hairy and somewhat prickly. taste somewhat peppery.
    Looked everywhere online. thought it might be mustard but it didn’t look like the pictures I viewed online.

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