Description: Cresses are highly nutritious, easy-to-grow greens which are frost tolerant and winter hardy. They have edible yellow flowers which easily self-seed. Outside leaves can be harvested continuously starting within a couple of weeks of emerging. They can be used as a substitute for watercress in salads, soups and stir-frys. Nutrients: very high in vitamins A, C and K; folate, riboflavin, thiamin, niacin, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium.

Guidelines: Growing: A frost tolerant biennial that is easy to grow by direct seed. Plant in early spring, late summer and fall in direct sun to part shade. Will easily self seed if flowers are allowed to mature. Plant Seeds: 1/4-1/2" deep with 1" between seeds, in rows 12-15"apart. Days to Emergence: 2-15. Thin To/Mature Plant Spacing: 8-10". Seeds/Oz: 9000. Seed Wt./100' Row: 3g. Average Yield/100' Row: 35lbs. Days to Harvest: 40-50. Soil Temp: 45-70?F. Seed Viability: 3-5 years. Companions: Beets, Carrots, Cilantro, Dill, Lettuce, Nasturtium, Onion, Spinach, Tomato.

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