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Cress American Land Seeds

Botanical Name: Barbarea verna

An easy alternative to water cress
Full flavoured with a little ‘bite’, the larger the leaf, the hotter it gets
Delicious in salads and sandwiches

1000 SeedsSKU: 47690

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£1.49 £2.49

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High germination rates

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Cress American Land Seeds offers a punchy, full-flavoured leaf perfect for fresh sandwiches and salads. Quick-growing and easy to harvest, it adds a crisp, peppery note to dishes, delivering garden-fresh flavour to your table in no time.

Key information

Botanical Name: Barbarea verna

Genus: Other Veg

For outdoor sowing When: March to September. Where: In a prepared seed bed. How: Sow thinly in rows 23cm apart. Cover lightly with fine soil. Firm gently and keep moist. Seedlings appear 7-21 days. For continuous crops sow every 2-3 weeks. Protect late sowings with cloches. Care: When large enough thin to 5cm apart. Keep moist and weed free. Harvest: April to November. Pick individual leaves as required a few from each plant, they will regrow for 3-4 cuts, or harvest whole plant.

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