Pkt (≈ 300 seeds)

This tangy flavored cool-season annual grows to 18" (46cm) and bears attractive, spicy flavored leaves, but most often it is harvested in its seedling stage and to add a peppery flavor to salads, sandwiches, soups and garnishes. Cress is very easy and quick to grow and thrives in any garden and indoors in a bright window.

• Seed Depth: Press into soil
• Seed Spacing: 1/8" (3mm)
• Row Spacing: 1/2" (13mm)
• Days to Sprout: 2-5
• Days to Maturity: 10-12

Plant: Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Repeat at 2 week intervals until later spring. Sow again in late summer or fall. In mild climates make successive sowings all winter. Can be planted in rows or sprinkled over a garden area. Seeds require light to germinate.

Care: Water regularly. Provide light shade for late spring planting.

Harvest: In 10-12 days seedlings will be about 2"(5cm) tall and ready for harvest with scissors.

Your Health: One of a very few foods which is almost a balanced diet in itself.