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How to grow Cress plant growing and care:
Slightly alkaline, moist soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Autumn-winter – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate, if grown for sprout can be indoor all year
Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), prodenia (Spodoptera), slugs
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
Recommend to cut the blossom
Size of the plant?
40-60 cm, 16-24 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade / Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
No
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Small white with pinkish hue flowers grow in clusters
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
In frost area spring-summer in frost free autumn-winter
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish can be cut in the base of the leaf
Information about leaves:
Leaves edible the shape pinnatisect deep lobes with oval top in the color green grow in radial structure
Uses of Cress plant leaves:
Eaten raw, salad. Sprout: salad, stir fry
Scientific name:
Lepidium sativum
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Spring flowers Summer flowers
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Cooked Eaten raw Leafy vegetables Salad
Flower colors
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Plant growing speed
Plant life-form
Plant Uses
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
Part shade Plants Shade Plants
Watering plants
Big amount of water Regularly water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 2 Hardiness zone 3 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9