Land cress
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.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Barbaraea praecoxVegetation period: biennialSpecific qualities: protect over winterUse of flowers and herbs: Balcony/pots
Origin
Multiplier: Bioland-Gärtnerei Dalwastengarten, Hofgut Rengoldshausen / Vera Becher, Oldendorfer Saatzucht Cerifications: Bioland, Demeter
Cultivation
Seed required for direct sowing (g/100m²): 40-50 g/100 m²Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 3-4Distance between rows and plants (cm): 30 x 10 cmSowing depth: lightly coveredSowing date: direct sowing from March to September
increasingly from
Oldendorfer Saatzucht / Florian Jordan
The Oldendorfer Saatzucht in Holste, north of Bremen, propagates seeds and breeds according to biodynamic principles. In their associated garden farm Oldendorf, they also sell exclusively open-pollinated varieties through their CSA.
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