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50 days. Lepidium sativum. Open Pollinated. Upland Cress. The plant produces excellent yields of flavorful peppery dark green cress leaves. Excellent fresh for salads or cooked as greens. Great on cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches. Harvest at any stage from small size to full maturity. Leaves, shoots, and flower buds are all delicious. Similar to watercress but much easier to grow. Also known as Creasy Greens and Winter Cress. Suitable for container gardening and greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6403. A variety from the USA.
Lot No: 102396
Germination: 85%
Test Date: 07/2025
Seeds Per Pound: 365,000
Plant Height: 4 to 6” Tall
Planting Season: Spring/Summer/Fall
Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun/Partial Shade
Planting Method: Direct Sow
Cress is a curly leaf plant and belongs to a different class of vegetables than watercress. Cress is grown like lettuce and spinach. Cress does not do well in very hot weather. You can have successive plantings throughout the year. Plant the seeds in August for fall harvest. Cress seeds are usually planted directly in the garden. Plants grow 3 - 12" tall.
Requires fertile soil in a well-drained location in the garden. Apply mulch, grass clippings, or straw around the base of the plant.
Keep soil consistently moist. Water well during dry and hot spells.
Use Slow Release (6 Month) Fertilizer when transplanting outdoors. Apply Miracle Gro Liquid Fertilizer every two weeks.
You can cut leaves as you need them if you want the plant to produce more leaves, or you can cut the entire plant at ground level.