Garden Cress 'Greek Cress'

  • Product number: 301200
  • Origin: Middle East
  • Latin: Lepidium sativum

A garden cress with a special flavour! The slightly serrated leaves have a spicy, nutty taste. The young shoots are continuously cut, so that the plant remains sturdy. Yet it still grows to a height of 60 cm. Give them space...!

Names:
Latin: Lepidium sativum
Dutch: Tuinkers
Also known as: Greek Cress
English: Garden Cress

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Sowing method: All year round! First, rinse the seeds well. Sow densely in a bright spot and harvest when the seedlings are 5 cm tall. Grows on wet cotton wool, kitchen paper, soil, in short, anything that retains moisture. The seedlings can also continue to grow in a larger pot or, from April, in the garden, then harvest the leaves.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • All year

Harvesting time:

  • All year

Soil type:

  • Hydroponics

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Indirect sunlight
  • Flower colour: Small white flowers
  • Origin: Middle East
  • Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Lepidium sativum
  • Dutch: Garden cress
  • Also known as: Garden Cress
  • English: Garden Cress
  • All year round

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