COOL-CLIMATE GREEN

ALSO KNOWN AS LAMB’S LETTUCE, THIS LEAFY WINTER GREEN HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH CORN OR LAMBS

Jennifer Stackhouse

Corn salad isn’t what you are probably thinking it is: a colourful salad based around corn kernels. Corn salad is an old-fashioned leafy green that grows best through the cool months of the year, making it a clever and tasty addition to the winter and early spring menu. The dark-green leaves are also rich in vitamins — particularly vitamin C — and iron. It’s a popular crop in cool climates. In Europe, where it’s grown as an early spring green, it’s also found as a weed in cultivated land (hence the name corn salad as it’s found edging corn or wheat fields). PROPAGATION AND GROWING Corn salad grows easily from seed planted into prepared beds. There are named cultivars available, including ‘Large Dutch’. Dig in well-rotted manure, blood and bone or compost before planting,…

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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue#7.6 - 2017

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