Mâche 'Big Seeded' Seed Pack
| Availability: | In stock (3) |
Corn Salad has soft, spoon-shaped leaves that grow in loose rosettes, up to 8" across, and is a mild flavored green with a slightly nutty flavor. This can be eaten fresh in salads, on its own or mixed with other greens. Big Seeded Mache is much more heat tolerant than other varieties and doesn't become bitter when the weather warms up.
| Botanical Name: | Valerianella locusta |
| Mature Size: | 6" tall and up to 8" diameter |
| Light: | Full sun |
| Cold Hardiness: | -25 ° F |
| When to Sow Outside: | 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, or as soon as the soil can be worked for early summer harvest |
| When to Start Inside: | Not recommended |
| Special Germination Instructions: | Ideal soil temperature for germination is 40°–68°F |
| Days to Emerge: | 10 - 20 days |
| Seed Depth: | 1/4" - 1/2" |
| Seed Spacing: | A group of 3 seeds every 4" |
| Row Spacing: | 12" |
| Thinning: | When 3 –4 leaves, thin to 1 every 4" |
| Maturity Date: | 60 days |
| When to Harvest: | Harvest rosettes in the morning or when temperatures are cool but above freezing. Cut at ground level. |
| Additional Info: | For multiple harvests, cut 2" above the ground. Individual leaves may also be harvested, allowing regrowth. |