Cress | Garden Cress
Cress | Garden Cress
Planting the best cress seeds
Belonging to the mustard family, this quick-growing, peppery and tangy herb is an annual plant and a microgreen favorite. Cress typically reaches about 60 cm in height and showcases beautiful, clustered, tiny blooms of pink and white. While cress is often grown in a kitchen garden or in the backyard. After the seeds are sown, your garden cress will reach maturity and be ready for harvest in just five to fifteen days!
Key features
- Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas
- Fast growing and excellent for container gardens
- Offers a distinctly spicy, peppery, and pungent flavor
- One of the oldest leafy greens humans have eaten
Cress packaging solutions:
Technical Specifications
Product name:
Cress | Garden Cress
EAN CODE
7350 00309 1042
Scientific Name
Lepidium sativum
Plant position:
Sun to semi-shade
Material and contents specification
Arugula seeds:
120 Seeds (100% Pure Live Seeds) Non-Gmo
Patch dimension:
10cm x 20cm
Price group:
A
Cellulose fiber:
approx. 10 gram.
MOQ
360 pcs︱1 EUR-pallet. (120 cm x 80 cm x 215 cm).
Attribute:
Vegetable seed mixes
Net weight:
0.1 kg
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Growing cress could not be easier
Spray seedlings daily to keep moist and water generously after seeds sprout to ensure the roots do not dry out.
From cress seedling to harvesting for salads
Once your seedlings are about 5 cm tall, thin them out so they are 15 cm apart from each other. You can begin adding cress to salads and sandwiches just weeks after germination, as baby leaves can be harvested as soon as the true leaves appear, when they are about 10 cm tall. You may choose to cut the plants back to about 3 cm to promote quick regrowth for continuous harvest.
A great seed to introduce your children to gardening, as they will see young seedlings emerge after only five to fifteen days! Harvest as a microgreen and enjoy its mild peppery flavor. Continue to plant every 10 days for a succession of wonderful greens at a time when there is less available to harvest in the garden.
Companion plants to grow with cress
When to plant Cress Seeds?
Plant seeds in early spring before the last frost. Cress grows quickly, and can be harvested in 15-20 days. Therefore, you can continue to sow Cress up until temperatures exceed 23 degrees C during the day, and then again in the late summer early fall when temperatures drop again.
Where to Plant Cress Seeds?
How to Plant Cress Seeds?
Sow seeds 1 cm deep, thickly. Make sure to choose a cooler, shady area. Cress becomes very bitter in hot weather. Water generously, make sure roots do not dry out. You can spray seedlings daily to keep moist. Thin the cress once seedlings are 5 cm tall so that they are 15 cm apart from each other.
How to Harvest Cress?
Cress tastes best during its early seed/leaf stage, so cut or pinch tips of cress once it grows to about 8 or 10 cm tall. If you cut the plant back to 3 cm, it will quickly regrow. Snip the stalks off at the base, and store in your refrigerator. Generally, it will last up to one week.



Cress or Garden Cress patchs are biodegradeable and contain no harmful chemicals.
How to Grow Veggies All Year Round?
You can grow vegetables indoors including lettuces, arugula, spinach, kale, carrots, radishes, beet greens, tomatoes and more.
