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Cress 'Beaded Cress'
Cress 'Beaded Cress'
Lepidium setatum
Seed Available June 2024
Very versatile filler with apple green stems and small, numerous seedpods on strong upright stems. The pods begin green and then develop a cranberry hint as they age drying a golden brown.
Add to it’s structural interest, it is a hardy annual which can be sown in Autumn and overwintered with protection to have the earliest harvest. For continuous harvest, sow every 3-4 weeks.
Use fresh and dried.
SEED COUNT: 200 approx
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Annual | Full Sun | 20-30cm apart | 90cm | 5mm | 2-5 days @ 13-18°C |
90 days |
DIRECT SOW - Sow as soon as soil can be worked. Cover seeds with 5mm soil. Thin when first true leaves appear.
TRANSPLANT (recommended) - Sow 4-6 weeks before planting out. Sow into soil blocks or small cells . Harden off seedlings before transplanting outdoors. Support promotes longer, straighter stems. Do NOT pinch.
HARVEST/VASE LIFE - Harvest when seedpods are fully formed. When younger, the pods are a bright green. As they age, they develop a cranberry hint and then turn bronze. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days. Seed heads can be dried by hanging upside down in a warm, dark place until stems are firm.
NOTE – To ensure a steady supply, sow successively every 3-4 weeks. ‘Beaded Cress’ will self-sow and possibly become invasive if seed pods are not harvested.
