Botanical Interests Watercress Organic Seeds
- Nutritional and medicinal value
- Grown in moist
- Providing potassium and calcium
- Partly shady gardens
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With a peppery and pungent flavor, this ancient plant is popular around the world for its nutritional and medicinal value. High in vitamins A, C, K, as well as providing potassium and calcium, watercress has been studied for it's antioxidant properties. At home along streams and lakes, watercress can also be grown in moist, partly shady gardens and indoors in containers.
VarietySmall, roundish, light green leaves with a peppery, pungent flavor and scent.
- Family: Brassicaceae
- Native: Uncertain
- Hardiness: Perennial in USDA Zones 6-9, Otherwise Grown as an Annual
- Exposure: Full Sun To Part Shade
- Plant Dimensions: 10"-14" Tall
- Attributes: Good for Containers
When To Sow Outside
2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 50°-60°F.
When To Start Inside4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. When growing indoors, keep continually moist.
- Days to Emerge: 5-15 Days
- Seed Depth: 1/4"
- Seed Spacing: 1"
- Row Spacing: 6"
- Thinning: When 1" Tall, Thin To 1 Every 4"
Harvesting
When plants are 4"-6" tall, clip sprigs off the top; The tips are the sweetest, most tender part of the plant. In mild climates, harvest during the cooler parts of the year.
Specifications- Type: Organic Heirloom
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