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Garden cress
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Garden cress is a small, fast-growing plant with a spicy and peppery taste. It mixes well in a salad. The wavy leaves are also used to enhance dishes containing meat and vegetables, as well as soups. Originally from the Middle East, it is very easy to grow is watered sufficiently. A wonderful discovery for us!
Package: 200 seeds.
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BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name : Lepidium sativum
Common names : Garden cress, curly cress, mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, poor man’s pepper
French : Cresson des jardins, cressonnette ou passerage cultivée
Family : Brassicaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type : Annual
Habit : Erect
Height : 40 cm
Width : 30 cm
CULTURAL INFORMATION
Days to maturity : 15 days until it goes to seed
Sowing : Direct
Depth : 2 mm
Germination : 3-5 days
Soil : Moist, light
Exposure : Part-shade to sunny
Planting : In the garden in early June or later
Plant spacing : 2 cm
Watering : Frequently
Care and other considerations : Can be harvested as quickly as 15 days after sowing!
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