Yes, it is small! That is why you plant it sort of bed style, and
fairly thickly. I saw Eliot Coleman go into his cold frame and take a
straight edge knife and cut right at the soil line under a whole bunch
of the little rosettes (cutting so that the root did not come). Then he
put them in a bag and took them into the house and they made a nice
green salad of them. I'd whack them up a bit, but I like 1" morsels,
not 3" ones. Just wash them well and spin 'em. Voila! I started out
by exploring, too, and was inspired by seeing a tv program of Eliot with
the Mache. If you leave a leaf or two, by the way, they may grow back.
Barb
Z7a Piedmont Virginia
Subject:Re: [NAFEX] Winter greens - corn salad or mache OT
From:Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov
Date:Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:01:54 -0500
Naomi said: Now about the corn salad….. I planted some once but it was
only 4 inches across the rosette. That was kind of discouraging. Is
this bigger? Did I do something wrong? How do I do it right.
I don't know how to do corn salad right. This is my first attempt. Mine
is small and is slow-growing too. I planted it September 1 from seed, it
did not germinate well, so I replanted in mid September. However, I
started the thread because I was just impressed that it was edible with
no winter protection after the cold snap. I figured that I was not the
only one on this list exploring vegetables too!
[NAFEX] OT Corn Salad / Mache Mystery,
Rosholdt, 01/28/2010