Cress 'Water/Aqua' Seeds

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Cress 'Aqua' - 100+ Seeds

  • Ever popular, distinctive flavour and crisp texture
  • Suitable for containers or growing directly in water
  • Very easy to grow & low maintenance
Perennial, cold-seasoned cultivated Cress plants are well known for their edible shoots and leaves. This variety is relatively fast-growing and has a tangy, flavorful, peppery taste

Commonly used for seasoning in salads and garnishing as a herb & leafy vegetable in sandwiches.

If intend to grow your watercress in water its best to germinate the seeds in a small dish of water and then move mature plants to water once established.
If growing your watercress in soil raise seedlings in a container filled with seed raising mix and submerge the container half it's depth in water. The plants can then be transplanted when mature.

Seed Starting Method Raise seedlings and transfer
Sowing Depth 1-3mm
Growing Season Any season outside of frost periods 
Germination Time 10-15 days at around 8-15c
Hardiness Perennial
Plant Spacing  90cm
Plant Height 5-60cm
Planting Position Partial or full sun, moist or wet soil, or in a pond etc
Days Until Maturity  Fully mature at 60 days
Growing tips
If you intend to grow your watercress in water its best to germinate the seeds in a small dish of water and then move mature plants to water once established.
If growing your watercress in soil raise seedlings in a container filled with seed raising mix and submerge the container half it's depth in water. The plants can then be transplanted when mature.

 

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