UPLAND CRESS HERB SEEDS/NUTRITIOUS/ YEAR ROUND/Omega Homestead (#26C)

Description: Shipping: We ship quickly, usually within 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays with USPS First-class mail in a business size envelope. Tracking is not included at this time. Large orders may be split and shipped in more than one envelope, or multiple orders combined into one. Once shipped the speed of delivery time is out of our control, so please allow up to 10 business days before messaging. To reduce and hopefully eliminate orders being returned as undeliverable, please be sure your address is up to date and accurate. We really appreciate it! Growing & Care: We do not provide printed growing guides. We recommend you do your own research with some of the wonderful available resources online or in books, for care and harvesting this wonderful plant! Positive feedback appreciated, we love our customers and give positive in return! Upland Cress "Most nutritious vegetable" A dwarf plant with slender stalks. Open Pollinated. It isn't actually watercress at all, but rather a watercress look-alike. Usually sold with the roots still attached, upland cress has the same flavor and nutrient density as watercress, but its stems and leaves are thinner and more tender, like baby watercress. Rich in vitamins, iron and calcium, it can be eaten raw in salads or sandwiches or cooked as greens. It is very tolerant of cold weather and can be grown almost all year round, with leaf production at its peak during the summer and autumn months. In ideal conditions, it can be harvested approx. 7-8 weeks from sowing by taking the outer leaves as desired with scissors. Great in any garden, it's suited for growing in pots or containers if space is limited, and the more it is cut for use, the more it will regrow. Young leaves used raw or cooked as seasoning. Having a hot spicy flavor they are a useful addition to salads, the land grown alternative to water cress being similar in taste. The seed can be sprouted. Can be cropped all year if autumn sowing are given protection through winter. Sow Spring to September. Succession sowing for continual cropping, position full sun for winter crops, while partial shade is best for summer crops. GROWING GUIDE: Sow shallowly outdoors in a 2-4" wide band, early spring through early fall or indoors, year-round, in a flat. Begin harvest in 7-10 days when 2" tall. Sow every 2 weeks for a steady supply. For full-size rosettes: Direct seed from midspring onward, about 15 seeds/ft., 1/4" deep. Keep soil moist as the seed germinates slowly. Thin to 4-6" apart. Harvest rosettes at the below the basal plate. For baby leaf: Sow 3-5 seeds/in. in rows at least 2" apart. Harvest above the basal plate when leaves reach desired size. Watercress: High moisture requirements make direct seeding difficult. Direct seed about ½" apart, ¼" deep. Thin to 4" apart and keep well-watered, or start seed indoors, keeping the soil moist. Transplant to large pots, cold frame, or field with soil that is fertile, humus-rich, well-limed, and has a pH around 7.0. Keep soil moist or sit pots in pans of water and renew water daily.

Price: 1.6 USD

Location: Sanford, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-05T19:23:04.000Z

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UPLAND CRESS HERB SEEDS/NUTRITIOUS/ YEAR ROUND/Omega Homestead (#26C)

Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 60 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Climate: Cold, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Tropical

Common Name: Cress

Color: Green

Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor & Outdoor

Growth Habit: Clumping

USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 3 (-40 to -30 °F), 4 (-30 to -20 °F), 5 (-20 to -10 °F), 6 (-10 to 0 °F), 7 (0 to 10 °F), 8 (10 to 20 °F), 9 (20 to 30 °F), 10 (30 to 40 °F), 11 (40 to 50 °F), 12 (50 to 60 °F)

Aspect: East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing

Soil Type: Loam, Sand

Brand: Fresh

Season of Interest: Autumn, Fall, Spring

Soil pH: Alkaline

Life Cycle: Annual

Type: Herb Seeds

Watering: Medium

Genus: BARBARA VERNA

Foliage: Semi-evergreen

Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Features: Edible, Fast Growing