Mescluns and Salad Greens

Adagio PVP

This new variety of Arugula has all the same flavour and nutrients, but is slow to bolt in summer heat. Ideal for market gardeners because of its extended harvest potential!
Matures in 30-40 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Arugula

With a nutty spicy taste that is sometimes pungent or peppery, arugula really perks up salads. These little dark-green, lobed leaves are easy to grow spring and summer. Sow a short row as soon as possible in the spring and thin to 10cm (4"). It flowers in hot weather so re-sow after the 2nd picking to keep a continuous supply. It may self-sow and overwinter.
Matures in 30-40 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Astro Arugula

CERTIFIED ORGANIC! Astro arugula has leaves that are less lobed and more strap-like, with a milder flavour than regular arugula. Astro is perfect for baby greens in early spring and fall - even in winter, as it's very cold hardy. Baby greens are ready to cut in only 21 days.

Matures in 40 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Curly Cress and Peppergrass

Lepidium sativum
Rapidly-growing, frilly leaves leap out of the ground. A little really spices up a salad or sandwich. Plant a small amount frequently or grow indoors as sprouts. Cole family.
Matures in 10 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Garden Purslane

This hot weather plant provides handfuls of thick, succulent, green leaves that add a light lemony crunch to salads. Leaves are much larger than the wild type and the plant grows upright, not prostrate. An excellent source of natural antioxidants. Sow indoors or out in late May when soil is really warm. It can be cut almost to the ground but keep two leaves at the base for re-growth. Garden Purslane self-sows if allowed to flower.
Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Large Leaf Sorrel

This vigorous perennial plant provides huge pickings of delicious, lemony, dark-green leaves from March to November. Sow May to June 1cm (1/2") deep in rows 45cm (18") apart. Grow plants 30cm (12") apart. Use in salads or soup. Cut off seed stalks.
Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Mild Mesclun

This mild-flavoured blend is a perfect stand-alone salad mix, suitable for spring and fall planting. Two Oriental greens add texture; a red and a green leaf lettuce provide colour; corn salad adds sweetness; and kale is for abundance.

Nicoise Mesclun

Add zing and nutrition to your salads. This blend of salad greens includes arugula, curled endive, curly cress, cutting chicory, dandelion, and onion greens. Traditional European flavours are a delight for the adventurous.

Provencal Mesclun

This famous salad mix from the Provencal region of France combines the tangy flavours of arugula, chervil and endive with Italian parsley and 3 colourful, winter-hardy French lettuces. This makes a wonderful salad mix that looks great in the winter garden or planters. For winter harvest, plant by mid-August.

Tangy Mesclun

Tart and tantalizing, our tangy mesclun is a unique blend of red and green lettuce mixed with arugula, endive, green onions and upland cress. Cut and use for your salad or as a salad topper to provide zing.

Vit

Growers like the thicker, glossy, darker-green leaves that form a heavy bunch and tolerate damp conditions well. Leaves are shorter and held more upright than Valgros. Also known as Lamb's Lettuce, Corn Salad, Mache, Feldsalat, Ackersalat and Rapunzelsalat. The small, pretty, tender green leaves of this green form a rosette that is very cold hardy. It has a mild and nutty flavour and can be planted early spring and again in late August. Seeds sprout best in cool, moist soil. Sow thinly 1cm (1/2") deep in rows 30cm (1') apart. Thin to 5cm (2") or broadcast seeds about 2.5cm (1") apart. Mildew tolerant.
Matures in 50 days. (open seed pollinated)

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale
This perennial cress is rich in vitamins and has a delicious, distinctive taste for salads and vegetarian dishes. Little, dark-green leaves grow on crisp stems that come from thick, long roots. Direct-seed watercress about 5mm (1/4") deep and 1cm (1/2") apart, ideally in full sun near clear running water. Thin to 10cm (4") and keep very well watered. Cole family. Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)

West Coast Market Mix

Modeled on the Parisian Market Mix, our signature mix offers a wonderful array of delicate tastes and colors. It includes finely cut curly endive, tender sweet red-leaved oak leaf lettuce, wavy rich dark green escarole, blonde chicory and just the right amount of arugula and chervil.

Wild Arugula

Diplotaxis tenufolia
Imagine - an argula that does not bolt all summer long, whose leaves are held up off the ground and are easy to pick for salads and sandwiches. This open, lacy-leaved plant has a bit more of the well-loved arugula "bite" and is great for snacking. Gather leaves all summer, watch for self-sown plants around the big one, and gather those leaves in winter. Slow germination rates and very tiny seeds mean that it is best started in the house or greenhouse for transplanting to the garden when it is big enough to handle. Set them where they are to grow as they have deep roots. Matures in 30-40 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Wrinkled Crinkled Curly Cress

This variety of cress does not bolt as quickly as the regular Curly Cress and its leaves are more folded and less delicate. Use in salads and sandwiches for “punch.”
Matures in 21 days. (open pollinated seeds)