These mixes offer gardeners complete salads within a single package. Mixes are packaged with maturity in mind. Most plant varieties within a given mixture mature at roughly the same time. Since mesclun doesn't require a great deal of space, it is ideal for gardeners with limited space or those gardening in containers. Mixes vary tremendously in flavor.
Mild mixes combine familiar types of leaf lettuce with greens such as mizuna, purslane and chervil.
Some have a peppery bite with cresses, Asian mustards, red kale, arugula, red and green chicories, or endive. Besides being a treat for the tastebuds, mesclun is also a treat for the eye. Various shades of green may be combined with reds and bronzes. Leaf textures may be soft and rounded to sharply serrated. Plant only as much mesclun as you can eat regularly.