Lambs Lettuce Verte de Cambrai - Vilmorin Seeds
Lambs Lettuce Verte de Cambrai - Vilmorin Seeds
Valerianella locusta Verte de Cambrai
Corn salad, Lamb's Lettuce
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Description
'Verte de Cambrai' Lamb's lettuce is a traditional, popular French heirloom. This productive, cold-resistant variety is perfect for winter harvests. It produces rosettes of large, rounded dark green leaves. Tender and tasty. Sow from September to October and harvest from December to March.
Lamb's lettuce, also known as Corn salad or Mâche, is a small lettuce type vegetable belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family (like Honeysuckle). It forms rosettes of rounded leaves and can be found growing wild throughout Europe (where it is sometimes thought of as a weed!). Although some varieties can be sown and harvested all year-round, lamb's lettuce is generally harvested during the autumn and winter months when other salad greens are scarce. Large-seeded varieties have bigger leaves but are less cold-resistant than the smaller-seeded varieties. Lamb's lettuce has a tender texture and a mild, slightly nutty flavour. It is delicious eaten raw in winter salads and can also be cooked like spinach. It is low in calories and very healthy thanks to its high vitamin E, beta-carotene and vitamin C content (three times more than lettuce).
Lamb's lettuce is easy to grow. Make sure to firm down the soil after sowing and to maintain constant soil moisture.
Harvesting: harvest as and when required by cutting the rosettes of leaves off at their base.
Storage: lamb's lettuce will keep for a few days in the refrigerator.
Good to know: Lamb's lettuce self-seeds easily. Leave a few rosettes to go to seed in the spring for effortless crops year after year!
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Botanical data
Valerianella
locusta
Verte de Cambrai
Caprifoliaceae
Corn salad, Lamb's Lettuce
Cultivar or hybrid
Annual
Planting and care
Sowing:
Lamb's lettuce germinates at a temperature of about 14°C and takes 10 days on average.
Sow from August-September for harvests from September to November.
Lamb's lettuce gives best results in firm, lightly raked, non-loosened soil. Sow the seeds every 0.5 to 1 cm, in furrows 15-20 cm apart and 1 cm deep. Cover lightly and firm down the soil with the back of the rake. Keep the soil moist until germination. Lamb's lettuce is best sown in the shade or half-shade. If this is not possible, cover your seedlings with a thin layer of mulch (such as grass clippings). This will help keep the soil moist until autumn.
Lamb's lettuce seeds can also be broadcasted over the prepared plot: count about 5 to 7 grams of seeds per 10 m2 (12 grams for large-seeded varieties).
Growing:
Lamb's lettuce is not a heavy feeder, there is no need to amend the plot beforehand. Winter varieties are hardy to a certain extent... During severe frosts, it is best to cover them with garden fleece or a layer of straw just in case.
Lamb's lettuce is suitable for growing in greenhouses or low tunnels. It is a good companion plant and can be sown alongside most vegetables.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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