Wild Corn Salad (Valerianella locusta) seeds

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Wild Corn Salad (Valerianella locusta) seeds

The wild form of lamb's lettuce is slightly smaller than the cultivated varieties. It sows itself successfully.
Contents: Approx. 1000 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: VAL02

GTIN: 4250601204109

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Wild Corn Salad (Valerianella locusta) is native to Eurasia and grows wildly on meadows and fields, on the wayside, and in the vineyard, there. Only since the 18th century, we also know wild corn salad as a cultivated plant. As food, it has already been known for a long time but people collected the wild variety in nature, which, indeed, tastes much stronger and more aromatic.

Wild corn salad can be cultivated all year round. However, it's appreciated especially as a winter salad as it survives frosts down to -15°C and can be harvested all winter long. Its high vitamin C content has already been appreciated in so long, especially during the winter months. Therefore, the wild corn salad is also rich in vitamin B6 and folate, as well as in iron and potassium. The delicate leaf rosettes are cut near-ground and prepared well-washed as a salad.

Wild corn salad sows itself and is perfectly suitable as a ground-covering nurse crop. It can also be harvested brilliantly as a balcony vegetable in pods.

Plant description

Species:	Valerianaceae
Flower colour:	White
Use:	Edible plant Vegetable Winter vegetables
Lifecycle:	Annual
Eventual height:	20-60 cm
Flowering months:	April May

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	10 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	1-2 weeks
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
When to sow outdoors:	March April July August September

Sowing period: Possible all year round at temperatures between +5-28°C. Outdoors, spring sowing commonly in March to mid-April. Autumn and winter sowing: From mid-July to the end of October.
Sowing depth: 0.5cm, broadcast in rows
Ideal germination temperature: 16-18°C
Row spacing: 10-30cm
Planting distance: 8cm
Location: Preferably sunny
Soil: Prefers calcareous, sandy, loamy soils, is very salt-sensitive
Care: Needs little care and fertilization, occasional hoeing and consistent moisture are very beneficial. As it is a light-feeder, it doesn't need to be fertilized. Wild corn salad is self-tolerant and can grow in the same place for a longer period. With threatening black frosts, it's very rewarding to cover the plants with brushwood or doubled fleece.
Harvest: Depending on the time of sowing, it can be harvested after 6-12 weeks. If the plant should grow on, the heart has to remain. Otherwise, it's cut very near-ground.
Family: Valerian family (Valerianaceae)

Other names

Botanical name:	Valerianella locusta, Locusta communis, Fedia caerulea
German names:	Vogerlsalat, Nüsslisalat, Ackersalat, Mausohrsalat, Nüsschen, Nüssler, Sonnewirbele, Rapunzel
English names:	Lamb's Lettuce, Mâche, Fetticus, Nut Lettuce, Field Salad, Rapunzel
Spanish names:	Alfaces, Canónigos, Dulceta, Hierba de los Canónigos, Lechuga de Cordero, Valeriana Comestible, Valerianilla Portuguesa, Yerba de Canónigos, Yerba del Canónigo, Yerba de los Canónigos
Italian names:	Valeriana, Valerianella, Soncino, Songino

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Also der Feldsalat wächst wirklich super. Lässt man ihn in die Blüte gehen ist das nicht nur Prima für die Selbstvermehrung sondern auch für die eigene Saatgut Gewinnung .

Mandy W , 19.11.2024 Verified purchase

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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