Brassica Baby/braising Mix Gourmet is a fast-growing salad green that delivers colorful varieties of lettuce, chicory, arugula, and curly endive in a single harvest. Ready in just 28 days, this frost-tolerant cultivar thrives across hardiness zones 2-11, making it accessible to gardeners nearly everywhere. Direct seed every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvests throughout the season, and you'll have tender, vibrant greens from spring through fall.
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Moderate
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This salad mix combines multiple bitter and peppery greens in one planting, eliminating the need to juggle separate varieties. At 28 days to harvest, it's among the fastest crops you can grow, rewarding impatient gardeners with near-instant gratification. The mix design encourages succession planting; sow every few weeks to keep fresh greens flowing to your table rather than facing a glut all at once.
These greens are harvested using the cut-and-come-again method, where you snip about 2 inches above the ground without damaging the growing point, allowing plants to regrow for multiple harvests. Individual leaves can also be picked selectively to extend the productive season. Use them raw in salads to showcase their varied textures and flavors, or braise the heartier chicory and endive components as the plants mature and their character deepens.
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Direct seed into a 4 x 4 foot area every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvests. Sow at the appropriate depth (see seedDepth field) and keep soil moist until germination occurs at temperatures between 60-70°F.
Begin harvesting at 28 days when greens reach usable size. Using the cut-and-come-again method, cut approximately 2 inches above the ground without damaging the growing point; plants will regenerate new growth for subsequent harvests. Alternatively, pick individual leaves as needed to extend the harvest window. All varieties eventually become bitter as plants begin to bolt, so time your succession plantings to avoid this stage.
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