Growing Corn Salad, also Lamb's lettuce or Mache

Valerianella locusta : Caprifoliaceae / the honeysuckle family

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(Best months for growing Corn Salad in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 20°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 10 - 15 cm apart
Harvest in 5-8 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Onions

Like lettuce in appearance and use, however Corn Salad (Lamb's lettuce) is hardier.

Not suitable for growing in warm areas.

Grow quickly with a well enriched soil and keep watered - adding nitrogen every two weeks.

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Corn Salad

Pick individual leaves or harvest the whole plant as required.

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10 Mar 23, Pat leitch (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate): Where can I buy seed for lambs lettuce and where does it grow in Canada?
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21 Mar 23, Anonymous (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Check the planting guide for your climate zone and check internet for seed sellers.
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31 Dec 20, Leonora Lloyd-Evans (Australia - temperate climate): Where can i get corn lettuce (once pandemic is over!) I live in Qld and understand you need a cool climate to grow it in. Kind regards Leonora
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05 Jan 21, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Go to Boondie Seeds on the internet.
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22 Mar 20, Christina (New Zealand - temperate climate): I got Koanga (Wairoa) cornsalad seeds from Commonsense Organics in Wellington
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19 May 19, Ame (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Kings Seeds have corn salad, and also a winter mesclun mix which is good for cool planting
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02 May 19, Diane Francis (New Zealand - temperate climate): Where can I buy lambs lettuce in Auckland, or can I buy it from you?
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02 May 19, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): We do not sell seeds or plants through Gardenate. You could try Egmonts.co.nz for seeds.
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09 Mar 19, Jes (New Zealand - temperate climate): In the comments about corn salad (valerianella locusta) it was recommended "Not suitable for growing in warm areas." We came across it in southern italy and sicily where it was a staple in supermakets in Autumn (we visited Oct-Nov). Sicily is pretty warm! We are in Northland and will try some as an alternative winter salad.
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01 Dec 18, Stephanie Lovatt (New Zealand - temperate climate): For on-going winter greens, let your corn salad go to seed each year. Free fresh greens in winter.
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