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Growing Mâche (Cornsalad) From Seed
How to grow mache (corn salad): soil temperatures for sowing, dormancy in heat, year-round and winter growing, spacing, harvest and seeding rates.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Mâche / Corn Salad - Key Growing Information
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Valerianella locusta
CULTURE:
Mache, also called corn salad or lamb's lettuce, thrives in cool or mild weather. Sow any time the soil is between 41 and 68°F (5–20°C), but not once it's warmer than 68°F (20°C); above about 70°F (21°C), the seed goes dormant. In the North, you can grow mache all year using open fields, unheated greenhouses and high tunnels; in the South, it suits open-field winter growing. Expect slow germination, taking 10–14 days.DIRECT SEEDING: Plant 1" apart in rows 4–18" apart, thinning to 3".
HARVEST:
When rosettes are 2–3" tall, cut the whole plant where it meets the root. Serve on its own or in a salad mix.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE:
About 750' per oz., or 5¼ lb. per acre at 36 seeds per foot in 12" rows; many growers use up to twice that rate.
SEED SPECS:
SEEDS/OZ.: about 17,000 on average.
PACKET:
500 seeds cover about 16' at 30 seeds per foot.
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