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Has a tendency to bolt in warm conditions.
Sow into prepared soil which has already been watered. Seeds germinate poorly if at all in warm weather. Sow every two to three weeks for a continuous harvest.
Direct sow outdoors in the fall.
No thinning out is usually necessary.
Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Corn salad is a half hardy plant.Ready to use when 3-4 leaves have developed
These estimates for how long Corn salad takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 12 days | Min 2 days | Max 45 days (33)
Average 24 days | Min 24 days | Max 24 days (1)
Average 47 days | Min 15 days | Max 171 days (9)
Grew as a weed amongst the corn in corn fields (“corn salad”)
The Brothers Grimm’s tale Rapunzel may have taken its name from this plant, as the eponymous character is named for the “salad” which her father has come into the sorceress’ garden to steal.
Lambs lettuce, Lewiston cornsalad, Fetticus, Mâche, Doucette, Rampon, Rampien, Field salad, Feldsalat, Rapunzel, Canónigos, Valeriana, Mache, Vit, Mäche, veldsla
Valerianella locusta (L.) Lat.
Misspellings: Lamb's Lettuce, Lambs Lettuces, Mache