Tender Green Leaves
Produces soft, spoon-shaped leaves with a delicate texture, making them ideal for fresh salads and everyday meals.
Lamb's Lettuce Seeds for Sale
Suitable for home gardening use
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Lamb's Lettuce Seeds
Lamb's Lettuce, also known as Mâche or Corn Salad, is a popular cool-season leafy vegetable valued for its tender, spoon-shaped green leaves and mild, nutty flavor. Botanically known as Valerianella locusta, this easy-to-grow salad green is an excellent choice for home vegetable gardens, raised beds, and containers. Its soft leaves are delicious in fresh salads, sandwiches, and nutritious green dishes. Grow your own fresh salad greens with Lamb's Lettuce Seeds and enjoy a flavorful harvest during cooler growing seasons.
Mâche / Corn Salad
Edible Leafy Vegetable
Mild Nutty Flavor
Cool-Season Crop
Key Features
Mild Nutty Flavor
Offers a pleasant, slightly nutty taste that pairs well with vegetables, dressings, cheese, and other salad ingredients.
Cool-Season Growing
Performs well in cooler weather and is particularly useful for growing fresh leafy greens during autumn and winter.
Compact Growth Habit
Forms attractive leafy rosettes that fit conveniently into vegetable beds, small gardens, and containers.
Product Highlights
Botanical name: Valerianella locusta
Also known as Mâche and Corn Salad
Tender, spoon-shaped green leaves
Distinctive mild and nutty flavor
Excellent for fresh salads
Suitable for containers and raised beds
Ideal for autumn and winter cultivation
Harvest individual leaves or whole rosettes
Specifications
| Scientific Name | Valerianella locusta |
| Common Name | Lamb's Lettuce, Mâche, Corn Salad |
| Plant Family | Caprifoliaceae |
| Seed Type | Vegetable Seeds |
| Plant Type | Annual Leafy Vegetable |
| Growth Habit | Compact, low-growing leafy rosette |
| Leaf Color | Green to deep green |
| Leaf Shape | Soft, spoon-shaped leaves |
| Flavor | Mild, delicate, slightly nutty |
| Planting Season | Autumn, winter, and early spring in suitable climates |
| Seed Sowing Method | Direct sowing in garden beds or containers |
| Sowing Depth | Approximately 0.5–1 cm |
| Germination Time | Approximately 7–21 days under suitable conditions |
| Germination Temperature | Approximately 10–20°C |
| Sunlight | Full sun in cool weather; partial shade in warmer conditions |
| Soil Requirements | Fertile, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil |
| Soil pH | Approximately 6.0–7.0 |
| Watering | Regular watering to maintain consistent soil moisture |
| Plant Spacing | Approximately 5–10 cm between plants |
| Row Spacing | Approximately 15–20 cm |
| Harvest Time | Approximately 5–8 weeks, depending on growing conditions |
| Growing Location | Home gardens, raised beds, pots, and containers |
| Edible Parts | Young leaves and leafy rosettes |
Growing Guide
Step 1: Choose the Right Growing Season
Lamb's Lettuce is a cool-season vegetable. Sow seeds during cooler weather, preferably in autumn, winter, or early spring depending on your local climate. Avoid sowing in excessively hot soil because high temperatures can inhibit germination.
Lamb's Lettuce is a cool-season vegetable. Sow seeds during cooler weather, preferably in autumn, winter, or early spring depending on your local climate. Avoid sowing in excessively hot soil because high temperatures can inhibit germination.
Step 2: Prepare the Soil
Select a fertile, well-drained growing area enriched with organic matter. Prepare fine, loose soil for sowing and ensure that containers have sufficient drainage holes.
Select a fertile, well-drained growing area enriched with organic matter. Prepare fine, loose soil for sowing and ensure that containers have sufficient drainage holes.
Step 3: Sow the Seeds
Sow Lamb's Lettuce Seeds directly into the prepared soil approximately 0.5–1 cm deep. Cover lightly with fine soil and gently water. Keep the growing medium consistently moist until seedlings emerge.
Sow Lamb's Lettuce Seeds directly into the prepared soil approximately 0.5–1 cm deep. Cover lightly with fine soil and gently water. Keep the growing medium consistently moist until seedlings emerge.
Step 4: Thin and Maintain Seedlings
Once seedlings develop their true leaves, thin crowded plants to approximately 5–10 cm apart. Provide adequate light and regular watering to encourage healthy leafy growth.
Once seedlings develop their true leaves, thin crowded plants to approximately 5–10 cm apart. Provide adequate light and regular watering to encourage healthy leafy growth.
Step 5: Water and Care for Plants
Maintain even soil moisture without creating waterlogged conditions. Provide partial shade during warmer weather and monitor plants for slugs, snails, and other common leafy vegetable pests.
Maintain even soil moisture without creating waterlogged conditions. Provide partial shade during warmer weather and monitor plants for slugs, snails, and other common leafy vegetable pests.
Step 6: Harvest Fresh Leaves
Harvest young leaves when they reach a suitable size. You can pick individual outer leaves or cut entire rosettes near the base. Regular harvesting at the appropriate stage helps provide tender, flavorful salad greens.
Harvest young leaves when they reach a suitable size. You can pick individual outer leaves or cut entire rosettes near the base. Regular harvesting at the appropriate stage helps provide tender, flavorful salad greens.
Grow Fresh and Flavorful Lamb's Lettuce
Bring fresh, homegrown salad greens to your kitchen with Lamb's Lettuce Seeds. Featuring tender spoon-shaped leaves and a naturally mild, nutty flavor, this versatile cool-season vegetable is a wonderful addition to home gardens, raised beds, and containers. Provide suitable temperatures, consistent moisture, and fertile soil to enjoy a delicious harvest of fresh Mâche leaves for your favorite salads and meals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Discover helpful answers about Lamb's Lettuce Seeds, growing conditions, harvesting, and culinary uses.
What is the difference between Lamb's Lettuce and regular lettuce?
Lamb's Lettuce (Valerianella locusta) is different from regular garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa). It produces small, soft, spoon-shaped leaves in compact rosettes rather than the larger heads or loose leaf formations associated with common lettuce varieties. Lamb's Lettuce also has a distinctive mild, slightly nutty flavor and is particularly popular for cool-season salads.
Why are my Lamb's Lettuce seeds not germinating?
High soil temperatures are a common reason for poor Lamb's Lettuce germination. Seeds generally perform better in cool soil, around 10–20°C. Excessive heat, dry soil, planting too deeply, or seed dormancy can also affect emergence. Sow seeds shallowly, maintain consistent moisture, and use fresh, properly stored seeds for better results.
How do you harvest Lamb's Lettuce without damaging the plant?
For a gradual harvest, use clean scissors to remove the outer leaves while leaving the central growing point intact. This allows the plant to continue producing new foliage when growing conditions are favorable. Alternatively, harvest the entire leafy rosette close to the soil surface when you want a complete portion for fresh salads.