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🥕 Corn Salad (Mâche)

Valerianella locusta
vegetables Annual Valerianaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
5-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.5-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
4-6 in
📐 Height
4-8 in

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Fruit Trees
Winter ground cover beneath dormant fruit trees
🤝 Kale
Cold-hardy winter salad beneath tall kale
🤝 Leek
Different root zones; leeks shelter mâche in winter

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Strawberry
Strawberries aggressively compete with mâche

📝 Growing Notes

Extremely cold-hardy winter salad. Nutty, mild flavor. Self-seeds. Excellent under fruit trees.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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