Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
(Claytonia perfoliata or Montia perfoliata)
Product ID: 388
Cold-hardy salad green.
Quantities of heart-shaped leaf pairs, each "wrapped" around a white-flowered stem. Hardiest of the winter salad greens, can tolerate moderate frost and can be grown all winter in mild regions or in cold greenhouses. The taste of the young leaves is wild and fresh. Suitable for multiple cuttings. Direct seed about 1/2" apart, covering 1/4", rows 12" apart, or transplant carefully from containers. Thin to 4-6" apart. MINI: 0.2 gm., avg. 300 seeds, sows 12'. Avg. 47,000 seeds/oz. Mini: 300 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 40
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Growing Information:
Specialty/Mesclun
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Cold Tolerant Variety does well at lower temperatures and may even be frost hardy. |
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Performs well in greenhouses Variety does especially well when started in, or grown in, a greenhouse environment. |
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Salad Mix Component A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads. |
