Grow guide
How to grow Garden Cress Microgreens
Lepidium sativum
- Type
- Cress
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Partial
- Time to harvest
- 5–10 days
- Spacing
- 1″ apart
- Density
- 16 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Half hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 7 days
Care
- Water Daily in heat
- Harvest As needed
Notes
One of the fastest microgreens (5-7 days typical); mucilaginous seeds need minimal water; peppery flavor fully developed by cotyledon stage.
Grows well nearby
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