Lettuce Microgreens
Lettuce Microgreens: 47 days to harvest, 2-4 days to germinate, Dense seeding, no spacing needed between plants, pH 6.0-7.0, hardy in zones 2-11. Fruit runs to about 1-2 inch shoots with small cotyledon leaves. Give it full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours) and light misting 2-3 times daily, avoid overwatering water. It will crop in a container.
Sowing
Scatter seeds evenly on moist growing medium. Press lightly and cover with thin layer of vermiculite.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- Light misting 2-3 times daily, avoid overwatering
- Soil
- Light, well-draining potting mix or coconut coir
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- Dense seeding, no spacing needed
- Height
- 6-12 inches
- Season
- Warm season annual
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Light to medium green leaves with white to pale green stems
- Size
- 1-2 inch shoots with small cotyledon leaves
- Shape
- Small, rounded to oval cotyledon leaves
- Flavour
- Mild, sweet, and buttery with no bitterness
In the kitchen
Salads, sandwiches, wraps, garnishes, and delicate additions to light dishes
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Aphids (uncommon indoors)
- Diseases
- Damping off if kept too wet
- Resistance
- Downy Mildew (EU) races 16-26, 32 (High); Downy Mildew (US) races 5-9 (High); Lettuce Leaf Aphid Nasonovia ribisnigri (High); Lettuce Mosaic Virus (Intermediate)
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 2 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 3 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 4 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 5 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 6 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 7 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 8 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 9 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 10 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 11 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 12 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
| 13 | January – December | — | — | January – December |
Companion planting
9 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 69
- Protein (g)
- 1.5
- Fat (g)
- 0.1
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 17.6
- Fibre (g)
- 5.3
- Sugars (g)
- 8.55
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 5
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 54.1
- Calcium (mg)
- 8
- Iron (mg)
- 1.61
- Magnesium (mg)
- 24
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 47
- Potassium (mg)
- 304
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.31
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Lettuce Microgreens?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other microgreens with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Lettuce Microgreens suits these too.
- Fennel Microgreens 50 days
- Amaranth Microgreens 50 days
- Beet Microgreens 55 days
- Watercress 60 days
- Radish Microgreens 30 days
- Red Amaranth Microgreens 65 days