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Indispensable salad plant, regularly included in mixed salad leaves in supermarket packs. The rich green, soft textured, slightly nutty but mild flavoured leaves are rich in vitamin A, B and C and also iron, potassium and other nutrients.
Sow thinly, 1cm (1/2in) deep in broad drills 30cm (12in) apart.
Thin seedlings as necessary to 5cm (2in) apart when large enough to handle, thinnings will be suitable for using in salads. Keep watered during spells of dry weather.
FLOWERING;-
HARVESTING;- July; August
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