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Corn Salad Verte de Cambrai

A traditional French variety similar to the above but with a smaller leaf and perhaps a better flavour. Sow in rows or broadcast. Harvest complete rosettes at 6 to 8 leaves and use whole in a salad.Very decorative and unusual. 

Product Part No: V155

Pack size: 350 Seeds

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Price: £1.95

When to Sow

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Additional Details

When to Sow Corn Salad Verte de Cambrai Seeds

August to October.

Where to Sow

Sow thinly in a prepared seed bed 0.5cm (1/4in) deep in rows 25-30cm (10-12in) apart.

What to do next

Gradually thin seedlings to 15cm (6in) apart, picking the young leaves as baby salad leaves . Alternatively leave plants till fully mature and the cut whole plant. Plants will benefit from cloche protection through the winter to prolong the harvest period.

Harvest

November to January

Handy Tip

Can also be spring sown. Make sure plants are kept moist at all times to prevent them running to seed too quickly during hot weather.

Nutritional Values

A very good source of Vitamin A, C, B6, Iron, Phosphorus and Potassium.