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Cress Lepidium sativum

How to sow cress: sow seeds. seeding every two weeks is possible

Sun requirement for cress: Plant in Full Sun

Cress has been planted 1 time by Growstuff members.

Edible shoots are typically harvested in one to two weeks after planting when they are 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tall.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

2 weeks

Height

8cm

Spread

1cm

Row Spacing

5cm

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Scientific names

curly cress
Lepidium sativum

Alternate names

mustard and cress
garden pepper cress
pepperwort
pepper grass
poor man's pepper
garden cress

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