Valerianella locusta 'Bistro'
Mache
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Mache (Valerianella locusta 'Bistro') - Description
Long a European favorite, this buttery deep-green lettuce is scrumptious, vitamin-rich and versatile. You can harvest this succulent lettuce from early spring and right into fall. Pretty, petite dark-green rosette-shaped leaves have sweet, buttery taste, velvety texture and plenty of vitamins. A flavorful, nutritious and easy side dish.
Mache (Valerianella locusta 'Bistro') - Growth
Cool-season annual. Grow cornsalad in cool weather for the best flavor. Plants will remain hardy to 5ºF. Bolts in hot weather.
Mache (Valerianella locusta 'Bistro') - Planting
Sow seeds in fall through early spring. Since these plants are rather cold hardy they usually can take the cold winters, but this strategy of sowing the seeds in winter is usually saved for warmer climates. Space rows 8" from each other with the seeds 1" apart.Work in a 1" layer of compost into the soil before planting.
Mache (Valerianella locusta 'Bistro') - Pest
Rare.
Mache (Valerianella locusta 'Bistro') - Interesting facts
The common name of cornsalad is derived from this plant's tendency to grow as a weed in between rows of corn. Luckily for the corn farmer, the Corn Salad can also be harvested and sold.
Mache (Valerianella locusta 'Bistro') - Soil and irrigation
Thrives with regular water and soil that is well-drained. Keep soil evenly moist.
