Watercress

How to grow Watercress growing and care:

Living in or near water, slightly alkaline,

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easy to do

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive

Planting season:
Spring

Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), aphids

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Dead leaves

Size of the plant?
0.3-1 m, 12-40 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower
Small white-green flowers grow in clusters

Pollination is done by:
Bees, flies

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn

How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish can be cut in the base of the leaf

Information about leaves:
Leaves grow in Pinnation shape andgrow in radial structure, the color green, sprout also edible

Uses of Watercress leaves:
Salad, herb, spreads

Scientific name:

Nasturtium officinale