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Product ID: 384
Watercress

(Nasturtium officinale)
Gourmet salad and sandwich vegetable.
Delicious and vitamin-rich. Watercress may be direct seeded about 1/2" apart, 1/4" deep. Thin to 4" apart and keep well watered, or start seed indoors, keeping soil moist. Transplant to large pots, cold frame, or garden with soil that is fertile, humus-rich, well-limed, and has a pH around 7.0. Keep soil moist, or sit pots in pans of water and renew water daily. Perennial in zones 6-9. Avg. 147,500 seeds/oz. Mini: 1,350 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 60

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Mini
$2.65  
1/4 Ounce
$6.45  
1/2 Ounce
$10.60  
1 Ounce
$18.30  
1/4 Pound
$46.50  
1 Pound
$156.00  
5 Pounds
$725.00  
B 25 Pounds
Backorder date 12/17/08
$3,350.00  
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CULTURE: Curly, Presto, and Wrinkled Crinkled Cress: Sow shallowly in a 2-4" wide band, early spring through early fall or indoors, year-round in a flat, about 20 seeds/inch. Begin harvest in 10 days when 2" tall. Sow every 2 weeks for a steady supply. NOTE: These cress types are so fast-growing we suggest planting in, and harvesting from, a flat (with soil and/or soilless mix). Also for "sprouting" like radish/alfalfa seeds. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: Avg. 10,600. MINI: 1 gm. (avg. 380 seeds, sows 19 sq. in.). Upland Cress: Direct seed from mid-spring onward, about 15 seeds/ft., covering 1/4". Keep soil moist as seed germinates slowly. Thin to 4-6" apart. Pick individual leaves or clip full rosettes at the root. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: Avg. 19,000. MINI: 0.5 gm. (avg. 325 seeds, sows 20 ft.). Watercress: See culture in product description. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: Avg. 155,400 seeds/oz. MINI: 0.25 gm. (avg. 1350 seeds).
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