Corn Salad/Lamb's Lettuce/Mache Seeds - (Valerianella locusta)
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- SKU:
- V1055
- Seed Count:
- Approx 200 seeds per pack
- Days to Maturity:
- 45-60 days
- Days to Germination:
- 7-10 days @ 50-70F
- Plant Spacing:
- 3-6"
- Light Preference:
- Full sun to partial shade
- Status:
- Heirloom, Non-Hybrid, Non-GMO seeds
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Description
Corn Salad/Lamb's Lettuce/Mache
A small plant with a rosette of rounded leaves with a unique, nutty, delicate, buttery flavor. Quick growing, sow in early spring or late fall. It grows like spinach for early-season gourmet greens. Harvest any time, even after plants go to seed. Never bitter.
History
Indigenous to Europe and the Mediterranean region. The plant is a traditional winter salad in France, Italy and Germany. Grown as a salad green in America since the 1700’s.
Uses
The leaves are eaten raw in salads. Corn salad can be added to poultry stuffing's and may also be cooked like spinach. A significant source of iron and vitamin C.
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