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About Upland watercress

This watercress has beautiful dark green leaves in a rosette. It prefers cool, moist weather. Can be eaten raw or cooked. Excellent nutritional value.

Growing tips for Upland watercress

Family
Brassicaceae (Barbarea verna)
Number of seeds
± 200
Growing cycle
Annual
Suggested sowing
Outside
Suggested time*
May and August
Ideal germination temperature
From 10 to 24℃
Germination time
3 to 7 days
Sowing depth
Three times the size of the seed.
Seed storage
In a dry place away from light.
Seed shelf life
4 years minimum
Exposure
partial shade|sun
Days to maturity*
50 days
Distance between plants
15 cm
Distance between rows
20-25 cm
*The suggested time concerns zone 4b. For zone 5 you can start 2 weeks earlier and in zone 3 delay by 2 weeks. The number of days indicated is calculated from planting in the garden. Click here to get your hardiness zone or create your gardening calendar with our Quebec partner, lamainverte.ca.

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Garden cress

Upland cress

Garden cress is a biennial herbaceous plant, morphologically similar to watercress. Its angular stem bears dark green leaves divided into leaflets. Its yellow flowers, gathered in terminal clusters, produce the seed pods. Garden cress can reach 60 cm in height. It is the easiest type of cress to grow in the vegetable garden. Its flavor is similar to watercress, but more pungent.

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