Land cress is a spicy salad crop with a peppery, cress-like flavour. Also known as Bermuda cress. Rich green vigorous leaf rosettes which can be cut time and again. A biennial, very frost tolerant plant growing up to 30 cm in height. Specially suited for growing over winter in a cold greenhouse. Rich in vitamins and stimulates appetite.
Characteristics
Botanical name: Barbaraea praecoxSpecific qualities: protect over winterVegetation period: biennial
Cultivation
Seed required for direct sowing (g/100m²): 40-50 g/100 m²Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 3-4Sowing depth: lightly coveredSowing times: direct sowing from March to SeptemberDistance between rows and plants (cm): 30 x 10 cm
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Origin
Multiplier: Bioland-Gärtnerei Dalwastengarten, Hofgut Rengoldshausen / Vera BecherCerifications: Bioland, Demeter
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