{"id":18532,"date":"2017-06-12T14:01:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18532"},"modified":"2017-06-12T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:02:13","slug":"mesclun-gardeners-salad-from-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/mesclun-gardeners-salad-from-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesclun Gardeners Salad from Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18516\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-094-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-094-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-094-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-094-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-094-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"209\" data-total-count=\"428\">Mesclun is a name for a traditional melange of salad leaves. The name mesclun doesn&#8217;t feature in any of my gardening reference books before 1980 so old gardeners may not recognise the term.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"209\" data-total-count=\"428\">Anything Goes Mixes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"209\" data-total-count=\"428\">Traditionally the mixture was a blend of wild and cultivated chicory, as well as lamb&#8217;s lettuce and young dandelion leaves.<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">There are regional variations for mesclun, in Provence they use a blend of chervil, arugula, lettuce and endive.<\/li>\n<li>One particular\u00c2\u00a0 American special &#8216;Salad Leaf Mesclun Mix is lettuce based on a colourful mix of Red Batavia, Green Batavia, Little Gem, Tango, Red Salad Bowl and Cerbiatta varieties.<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">An Italian equivalent for mesclun is <strong>misticanza,<\/strong> Thompson &amp; Morgan&#8217;s Misticanza D&#8217;Insalate contains: Lettuce Bionda a Foglia Liscia, Bionda a Foglia Riccia, Verde a Foglia Riccia, Meraviglia Delle 4 Stagioni and Biscia Rossa.. <a href=\"http:\/\/search.thompson-morgan.com\/search?w=salad+leaves\">seeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">A speedy UK mix to be sown all year indoors contains Salad Rocket Victoria, Greek Cress, Mizuna, Mustard Green &amp; Red Frills, Pak Choi Canton White.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">How to Grow Mesclun<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">Seeds should be sown thinly outdoors in summer or in an unheated greenhouse during the autumn and winter months.<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">Sow little and often to get continuity<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">Germination is quick and you can start picking within as little as 28 days.<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">Thining out is not necessary or plant out quite close together as leaves are for eating young and fresh.<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">Leaves are tastiest at the baby stage start cutting when\u00c2\u00a0 2-3 inches high. Cut and come again in a few weeks.<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"201\" data-total-count=\"629\">If the weather turns hot many varieties tend to bolt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18515\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-091-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-091-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-091-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-091-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-091-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"264\" data-total-count=\"893\">Some mixtures include more exotic greens, especially those quite popular in Asian cuisine. One particularly flavorful variety is called mizuma, a delicate-leaved sort that is popular in Japan. Another is the Asian tat-soi, which has rather sweet dark green leaves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"209\" data-total-count=\"428\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18517\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-093-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-093-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-093-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-093-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scunthorpe-093-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mesclun is a name for a traditional melange of salad leaves. The name mesclun doesn&#8217;t feature in any of my gardening reference books before 1980 so old gardeners may not recognise the term. Anything Goes Mixes Traditionally the mixture was a blend of wild and cultivated chicory, as well as lamb&#8217;s lettuce and young dandelion leaves. There are regional variations for mesclun, in Provence they use a blend of chervil, arugula, lettuce and endive. One particular\u00c2\u00a0 American special &#8216;Salad Leaf&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/mesclun-gardeners-salad-from-seed\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegetables-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}