Corn Salad
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Corn Salad is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Corn Salad is an annual cool season crop and frost hardy. 'Large Dutch' forms a rosette of large, tender, dark green leaves 20 cm high. Easy to grow and a pleasant alternative to lettuce for salads, with a delicate, nutty flavour. It can also be cooked for use in soups and omelettes and as a spinach substitute. Sow late summer to mid-autumn in temperate areas. Sow late autumn to early winter in subtropical areas. Unlikely to do well in tropical areas. Days to harvest: 50.
Corn Salad
Product: Corn Salad
Product type: SEED (150)
Botanical name: Valerianella locusta
Syn. lamb's lettuce, mâche. 'Large Dutch' forms a rosette of large, tender, dark green leaves. Corn Salad's name derives from its origins as a weed growing in cornfields. Easy to grow and a pleasant alternative to lettuce for salads, with a delicate, nutty flavour. It can also be cooked for use in soups and omelettes and as a spinach substitute. A good source of vitamins C and A.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Plant height: 20 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 21°C
Temperate: Late summer to mid-autumn
Subtropical: Late autumn to early winter
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 12 days; slow to germinate
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Sow where: Sow directly where it is to grow
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6 - 7. Heavy feeder, add compost
Rows: 30 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist and plants mulched, protect from snails and slugs
Harvest: 50 days; it is ready to use when 3 - 4 leaves have developed