Valerianella locusta

Vit Mache

Days to Maturity: 50 days

SKU
1988
In stock
Starting at: As low as $3.90

Vigorous winter salad leaf with delicious nutty flavor and succulent, crisp texture.

Very cold-hardy, versatile green forming attractive rosettes of glossy leaves. Excellent hoophouse crop tolerating cool, moist conditions and downy mildew. From our partners at the Swiss biodynamic seed company Sativa. 15,000 seeds/oz.

  • Spring/fall crop
  • Upright habit
  • Open-Pollinated

13.4-15.3 (15.5M avg) seeds/oz, 215-245M (230M avg) seeds/lb. M=1,000. 1/32 oz approx. 950 seeds.  Direct seeding rate: 30 seeds/foot in rows 4-12” apart.

Cultural Info

Specialty greens are cold hardy and fast growing leafy plants. Days to maturity are from direct seeding, except for chicories (endive, escarole, puntarelle, radicchio,) where days to maturity are from transplant.

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