Quantity
Around 250 seeds
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Discover the plant
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Annual
Organic green lamb's lettuce is a small wonder of the cool seasons, prized for its sweetness, its delicacy, and its remarkable ability to green up the vegetable patch when many other crops are slowing down. With its low rosettes of bright green leaves, Valerianella locusta forms a fresh and delicate carpet that makes you want to harvest it by hand, leaf by leaf, as needed. Its tender and pliable texture, combined with a sweet flavor enhanced by a slight spicy note, makes it a highly delicate salad, much sought after to accompany simple winter dishes, fresh starters, and carefully prepared garnishes. Its great cold resistance makes it a valuable ally for early spring or late summer sowings, thus extending the harvesting season with discreet elegance. In the garden, it takes up little space but brings a lot, both in its productivity and in its ability to enhance the quiet corners of the vegetable patch. Easy to grow in cool, well-drained soil, it establishes quickly and offers regular harvests when conditions remain mild. Its modest appearance hides great generosity, that of leafy greens that reveal themselves above all in their constancy and refinement. It is a simple, nourishing, and very pleasant crop, perfect for enriching the garden with freshness, flexibility, and subtle flavors.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
0.5 to 1 cm (0.2 to 0.4 in)
Establishment temperature
10 to 20 °C (50 to 68 °F)
Establishment time
7 to 14 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Soil
Well-drained and fertile
Watering
Regular
Container growing
A controlledenvironment.
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Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodApril to June
Harvest45 to 60 days after sowing
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsCarrots, beets, cabbages
Avoid planting withNone
Salad, garnish, young shoots, pot culture, fresh seasonal harvest
