Lamb’s lettuce / Mache – Verte De Cambrai

Description

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Valerianella locusta

CULTURE:

Mache, also known as “corn salad” or “lamb’s lettuce,” grows well in cool or mild weather conditions. Mache can be planted anytime soil temperatures range from 5-20°C. Do not sow if soil temperatures have exceeded 20°C. At temperatures greater than 21°C the seed will go dormant. In northern latitudes mache can be grown year-round utilizing open field, cold greenhouse, and high tunnel systems. In southern areas mache is adapted for open-field winter production. Mache germinates slowly in 10–14 days.

DIRECT SEEDING:

Sow 2,5 cm apart in rows 10-45 cm  apart. Thin to 7,5 cm.

HARVEST:

Cut young rosettes (entire plants) at the root attachment when 5-7,5 cm  tall. Mache can be used alone, or as a component of a salad mix.