Cress Garden Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled Organic Seed

Lepidium sativum

Item #6101

Cool season annual. Go a gourmet step beyond traditional watercress with this zippy ‘garden’ variety of cress also known as pepper grass. Similar to watercress, but not requiring as much water, it is a cross between a broad leaf Persian and a curly cress, with more intense piquancy. Its crisp upright leaves make for easy cutting. Forget about using parsley as a garnish! Replace it with this frilly, flavorsome beauty.

Annual

Full Sun
to Partial Shade

12”-20” tall

Days to Emerge:
5-15 days

Seed Depth:
1/4”

Seed Spacing:
1"

Row Spacing:
6”

Thinning:
When 1/2” tall,
thin to 2” apart

When to sow outside: 1 to 2 weeks before average last frost.

When to start inside: 2 to 4 weeks before average last frost. Transplant outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. May also be grown indoors on a sunny windowsill.

Harvesting: Harvesting of baby leaves can begin as soon as the true leaves appear. Snip off with a pair of scissors. In mild winter climates, it’s best to harvest during the cooler parts of the year. Plants growing in the heat of summer, or plants that have bolted (produced a flower stalk) may be too bitter too eat.

Artist: Marjorie Leggitt

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