Mâche
vegetable
Also called corn salad or lamb's lettuce. Extremely cold-hardy — can be harvested under snow. Nutty, mild flavor. Direct sow in fall for spring harvest.
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–10
- Sun
- Part sun (3–6 hrs)
- Water
- Low — drought-tolerant once established
- Soil
- Loam, sandy
- pH
- Neutral
- Spacing
- 3 in. between plants
- Per square foot
- 16 plants per square
- Days to maturity
- About 50 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
Recommended varieties
- Vit50 daysseed
Very cold-hardy, upright rosettes — easiest to harvest.
- Verte de Cambrai60 daysseed
Small rounded leaves with excellent winter hardiness.
Add Mâche to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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