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Brassicaceae
Garden cress
Lepidium sativum
Also known as Thlaspi nasturtium, Lepidium sativum var. silvestre, Lepidium sativum var. australe, Thlaspi sativum
Edibles & Herbs · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Garden Cress · Microgreens · Fast Growing · Edible · Cool Season · Windowsill · Herb · Kitchen Garden · Salad · Sprouting
Garden cress is one of the fastest and easiest edible plants to grow, reaching harvest-ready size in as little as 7-14 days from seed. It does best in full sun with consistently moist soil and can be grown indoors on a sunny windowsill or outdoors in containers and garden beds. Snip leaves and stems as needed for use in salads, sandwiches, and garnishes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not saturated; water lightly and frequently · Every 2-3 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 2 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alberta, Algeria, Argentina South, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burkina, Canary Is., Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chad, Chile Central, China North-Central, China Southeast
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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