Cress Upland
$4.49
Barbarea Verna
- Seed Count 200
- Salad
- Biennial
In stock
Description
Cress Upland has the same pungent nip that Watercress does and all the same health benefits but is much easier to grow and deserves to be far more widely grown.
It doesn’t require the constant flow of water and can be grown directly in the garden almost all year round. You can also grow it in tubs or boxes. Best of all, it can last as long as two years, giving you piquant leaves all the way through its life cycle.
The plants of land cress are compact and form a rosette of leaves. They are at their best when about 10cm wide, when the leaves are dark green and succulent.
This ancient food plant has recently been rediscovered by gourmets and is starting to make its appearance in high-end fresh produce stores. Perfect for salads and sandwiches and can also be grown as a sprout or microgreen.
It is also dead end trap for White Cabbage Moths who can’t resist laying their eggs on the leaves. When the eggs hatch, the caterpillars eat the cress leaves and are killed straight away, long before they have a chance to munch on your crops!
| Method: Sow direct | Soil Temp: 16°C - 30°C |
| Cool Mountain: Oct - Dec | Position: Full/Part sun |
| Arid: Sep - Jan | Row Spacing: 10cm |
| Temperate: Sep - Jan | Planting Depth: 5 mm |
| Sub Tropical: Aug - Apr | Harvest: 45 Days |
| Tropical: Apr - Jul | Plant Height: 20 cm |
Order Times
Seed orders are normally dispatched within three business days. You will receive an email when seeds are mailed out.
Postage Days
Seeds are mailed out Monday to Friday at 1pm. Except for the Friday of long weekends.
Postage Times
WA 2-3 Days: SA,NT 3-5 Days: NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC: 5-7 Days
Carrier
We use Australia Post Letter Postage for the majority of orders
Not only are our seeds packed in recycled paper envelopes, we keep the theme going when we post out website orders. To protect your seeds from moisture and the letter box munchers (snails), we use a very special plastic free material made from plants. They are then put into recycled mailing envelopes. Green all the way 💚🌿
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