Alenoise cresson
Greenery with serrated leaves. Its taste is peppery and pungent and reminiscent of nasturtium.
Add its raw leaves to salads or use them to season meats and soups. Don't hesitate to harvest the leaves, as watercress quickly goes to seed.
Can also be grown in a container or indoors.
Harvesting: Harvest young for a more tender taste (when the leaves are 8 cm long)
Outdoor sowing: Sow directly in the ground early in the season, as soon as the risk of frost has passed. Sow 5 mm deep, spacing seeds 2 cm apart. It is quite cold-hardy and even appreciates milder temperatures, which delay bolting.
Germination: 5 to 7 days. Temperature above 15 ° C.
Specifications: Sow directly in the ground broadcast or in rows to facilitate harvesting with a knife.
Exposure: Full sun or partial shade.
Watering: Cress loves humid conditions and frequent watering delays its bolting.
Maturity: 15 days (baby leaves) 30 days (mature leaves).
Origin of the seed: We obtained the first seeds This cress is grown thanks to the Shared Gardens. The seeds sold are the first generation grown on the farm.
Open-pollinated seeds grown locally and naturally!