Corn Salad Seeds,
Green Full Heart
Description
Centuries ago this highly nutritious foraged wild plant of Eurasia was recognized for its soft, supple texture and nutty flavor and brought into cultivation. The delicate culinary nature of mâche belies its unparalleled cold hardiness, making it the perfect winter or cool-season green and ideal for winter market farmers. Picture winter salads, resplendent in antioxidants and vitamins, harvested straight from the garden or cold frame! Mâche is rich in vitamin C, essential for a healthy diet, especially in the winter months! A culinary specialty crop of the Nantes region of France.
Growing Tips: Sow in early fall or late winter. Rich and moist soil. Harvest like lettuce or cut as needed. Cold frame or low tunnel may allow harvest all winter.
Plant Details
- Botanical Name
- Valerianella locusta
- Life Cycle
- Annual
- Sun Requirement
- 4–12 hr.
- Days to Germinate
- 7–12
- Days to Maturity
- 50
- Planting Depth
- ¼ in.
- Plant Spacing
- 2 in.
- Ideal Temperature
- 50–60°F
- Frost Hardy
- Yes
When to Grow
FAQ
How cold hardy is Green Full Heart mâche?
Remarkably so. Its delicate culinary nature belies unparalleled cold hardiness, which makes it the ideal winter or cool-season green and a favorite of winter market farmers. Under a cold frame or low tunnel you may be able to keep cutting all winter.
How do I harvest Green Full Heart?
Harvest it like lettuce, or cut leaves as needed.
What does Green Full Heart corn salad taste like?
Soft and supple in texture with a nutty flavor — qualities that got this once-foraged wild plant of Eurasia brought into cultivation centuries ago. It is a culinary specialty crop of the Nantes region of France and a natural for winter salads straight from the garden or cold frame.
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