Cress

curly cress Lepidium sativum
Also known as mustard and cress (en) garden pepper cress (en) pepperwort (en) pepper grass (en) poor man's pepper (en) garden cress (en)

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

Sun requirement for cress: Plant in Full Sun

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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Growing cress

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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garden cress

Lepidium sativum

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