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Valerianella - locusta
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Posted by listenstohorses 6 Ozarks & 8 Lower A (My Page) on Tue, Mar 10, 09 at 23:07
| Has anyone grown this? I am thinking of buying seeds for this and for Tatsoi. A friend grew the Bok Choy and it was great. No one knows anything about the Mache Corn Salad. |
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RE: Valerianella - locusta
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| Heck yeah, luv it. Under a simple cold frame it is an all winter lettuce substitute! Repeat, all winter! (even bigger deal for me in zone 5). It is little leaves, cut and come again. Last spring I left it to go to seed and it regrew for me in the fall. I ate heartily of it, where it had blown outside the cold frame (it went right outside the frame, where there was a small, just harvested garlic bed; it didn't blow hither and yon for whatever reason). Inside the frame, unfortunately I had too many basils and peppers and cabbage I didn't pull until late in the growing season, so it never got big enough to chow down on this winter (outside the frame it was winter killed). But it is putting on new growth now, and will be some spring eatin' soon. I will be sure to plant "acres" of it in my hoophouse this year. |
RE: Valerianella - locusta
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| Thank you so much!! I will for sure give it a try now. |
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