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How to grow mâches

Valerianella locusta · other family · annual crop

Valerianella locusta — hero (chairman regenerate)
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Growing basics

Mâche is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 50°F.

Varieties in the library run 50 to 60 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants 3 to 4 inches apart.

Sources

3 mâches in the library

Vit · Verte de Cambrai · Coquille de Louviers

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 mâche varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the 2 pests that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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