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Lambs Lettuce Vit - Vilmorin Seeds

Valerianella locusta Vit
Corn salad, Lamb's Lettuce

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Good germination, but despite its cold resistance, I'm having a bit of trouble in the greenhouse in October. Luckily, I have a paraffin heater for the greenhouse.

Maxime, 26/10/2021

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'Vit' Lamb's lettuce is an excellent variety that is early-maturing, fast-growing and productive. It produces beautiful round, tasty leaves. Easy to grow, hardy and disease-resistant. Sow from August to October and harvest from September to March. Vilmorin quality seeds.
Ease of cultivation
Beginner
Height at maturity
15 cm
Spread at maturity
15 cm
Soil moisture
Moist soil
Germination time (days)
10 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing
Sowing period August to October
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Harvest time January to March, September to December
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Description

'Vit' Lamb's lettuce is an excellent variety that is early-maturing, fast-growing and productive. It produces beautiful round, tasty leaves. Easy to grow, hardy and disease-resistant. Sow from August to October and harvest from September 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!

Harvest

Harvest time January to March, September to December
Type of vegetable Leaf vegetable
Vegetable colour green
Size of vegetable Medium
Interest Flavour, Nutritional value, Very productive
Flavour Sweet
Use Cooking

Plant habit

Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 15 cm
Growth rate normal

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Valerianella

Species

locusta

Cultivar

Vit

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Other common names

Corn salad, Lamb's Lettuce

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Annual / Perennial

Annual

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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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Seedlings

Sowing period August to October
Sowing method Direct sowing
Germination time (days) 10 days

Care

Soil moisture Wet
Disease resistance Good
Pruning No pruning necessary

Intended location

Type of use Vegetable garden
Hardiness Hardy down to -9°C (USDA zone 8b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), 130
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