Mache is a delicate, sweet green sometimes called "lambs lettuce". The mature heads are only about 2 inches across. This mache was direct sowed in the garden April 5th. At 8.5 weeks it is ready to be eaten. The problem is that not a lot of it grew from my seeds. I did not get enough mache from my 36"x18" plot to make a full salad, but I'll still enjoy the little bit that I got! If the mache had grown thickly in this area, I would have gotten several salad.
Mache is a cool weather plant and it's thriving in this cool June weather, but as soon as the days turn hot, I will pull the mache and replant with something else for the summer. I'll give the mache another go in the fall!
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