Corn Salad 'Large Dutch'
Corn Salad 'Large Dutch' 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.
Product: Corn Salad 'Large Dutch'
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
150 seeds per packet
Valerianella locusta
Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Corn Salad 'Large Dutch'
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.