Salad Leaves Chiltern Seeds Mixes, 'Baby (Leaf) Come Back’ - Cut & Come Again Salad Leaves Mix

Germination

Can be sown under glass year round for babyleaf. Can be sown directly from Mar-Sep. Indoors sow into a seed tray filled with moist well-drained seed compost. Directly sow into a well prepared seed bed with plenty of added compost, where the soil has been loosened to 30cm depth and raked to a fine tilth. Sow heavily 15mm deep into a drill, 5cm spacing, drill 30cm apart. Cover with soil. Germination 5-9 days, more if the temperature is very cold. Avoid sowing in very hot weather where germination rate can be as low as 50%. Successive sow every 10 days.

Growing

Cover with netting or fleece to prevent bird or insect attacks. Prefers cold weather, hot weather can cause bolting. Try to water the base of the plant only to help prevent downy mildew. Water frequently, 2 x day.

Cultivation

Harvest leaves continually once they are large enough to pick. Try to prevent running to seed or bolting as leaves will be unusable.