|
|
|
|
|
|
It is currently Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:10 pm
|
View unanswered posts | View active topics
| Author |
Message |
|
Primrose
KG Regular
Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:50 pm Posts: 3428 Location: Bucks.
|
 Re: Watercress for winter
I did subsequently experiment with trying to grow some in a large pot but it wasn't really successful, so I've now switched to rocket which has a similar peppery flavour and it both less difficult to row and much easier to store. It also seems less vulnerable to low temperatures, if grown in a sheltered spot.
|
| Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:22 pm |
|
 |
|
Nature's Babe
KG Regular
Joined: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:02 pm Posts: 2471 Location: East Sussex
|
 Re: Watercress for winter
I also plant watercress for winter, it does root very easily in water. Last summer I let some land cress seed and it sprouted very early this year loads of leaves for weeks now for salads and sandwiches, the rain has plumped the early radishes too/
_________________ Sit down before a fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconcieved notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. By Thomas Huxley http://www.wildrye.info/reserve/
|
| Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:03 am |
|
 |
|
Colin_M
KG Regular
Joined: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:13 am Posts: 1182 Location: Bristol
|
 Re: Watercress for winter
As a second-best option, Land Cress can work quite well.
I grew some 2 years ago and it cropped for a long tome and tasted good. I've just got some seedlings started again. One thing that suits my garden is that it loves a dark, shaded border where little else will grow, saves me weeding it and gives me some salad into the bargain!
_________________ Colin Click here for pictures from our plot
Click here for great ideas for cooking
|
| Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:32 pm |
|
|
Who is online |
Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 1 guest |
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
|
|