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- Cress - the easy-care seasoning herb
- Is watercress hardy?
- Does cress have to be piqued?
- Can watercress be used?
- How is cress properly poured?
- Do you need to fertilize cress?
- What diseases and pests can occur in cress?
- Tips & Tricks
Cress - the easy-care seasoning herb
Cress grows almost by itself. The maintenance effort is very low, whether you pull the herb in the garden or grow on the windowsill. Only when casting you have to be careful. Cress likes it moist, but does not tolerate waterlogging.
Is watercress hardy?
Cress is not hardy. Therefore, it can be sowed in the field only from mid-May to early September.
Does cress have to be piqued?
Since cress grows very quickly and is harvested in the field after just a few weeks, it is no longer necessary to peck.
If the cress is kept on the windowsill, you may sow the seeds quieter dense, so that develops a dense green vegetation.
Can watercress be used?
No, you can not transplant cress. It is not worth it either because the plants are kept in the garden or in the planting bowl only for a short time until flowering. Are you in the way, just tear them out and sow new cress elsewhere.
How is cress properly poured?
The seeds and also the plants themselves are very fine and delicate. A hard stream of water flushes out the seeds and pushes the stems to the ground.
It is therefore better to use a spray bottle with a fine jet for casting. A fine mist gets the cress plants best.
Do you need to fertilize cress?
No, cress is very undemanding with regard to the nutrient supply in the plant substrate. She also gets along with leached floors. It takes the power of wax from the seed.
What diseases and pests can occur in cress?
Cress attracts earth fleas in the field. Therefore, it is also like to be sown before carrots or radishes to protect these plants from the earth fleas. Diseases do not occur with cress.
Tips & Tricks
Cress seed on the windowsill tends to mold if kept too moist. Rinse the seeds preventively every morning with fresh water. Keep the planter slightly slanted and sprinkle the seed lightly with water. But make sure that the seed does not float away.