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Watercress Seeds

Organic, Heirloom

#6116
4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 reviews)
Availability: In Stock
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, and K, as well as providing potassium and calcium, watercress has been studied for its antioxidant properties. At home along streams and lakes, watercress can also be grown in moist, partly shady gardens and indoors in containers.
$2.69 200 mg (~320 seeds)

Botanical Name: Nasturtium officinale

Family: Brassicaceae

Native: Uncertain

Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 6–9, otherwise grown as an annual

Plant Dimensions: 10"–14" tall

Variety Information: Small, roundish, light green leaves with a peppery, pungent flavor and scent.

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

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 Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. When growing indoors, keep continually moist.

Days to Emerge: 5–15 days

Seed Depth: ¼"

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.

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Watercress Seeds Reviews

2 reviews

A Little Slow to Start, but Now Prolific

4 out of 5 stars Jul 14, 2021
Sowed 4 rows of these, and they took quite a while to germinate. About a month, if memory serves. About half of them didn't germinate, but then the ones that did, now that they've survived, have spread and continue to spread very prolifically, which is fine and good. Intending to let them go to seed and self grow to fill out the space they've been allotted. Growing well now.
Wes from NM

watercress

5 out of 5 stars Nov 16, 2021
hearty well producing plant
anita from CO

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