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Lepidium sativum

Cress - microgreens seeds

✨Punchy, peppery cress with a quick crop cycle - adds instant lift to eggs, fish and sandwiches.

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    Peppery garden cress microgreens with a sharp, mustard-like bite, ready to cut 7–10 days after sowing.

    Very easy and very fast. You don't need to soak the seeds: once misted, they form their own gel that holds them in place.
    7–10 days from sowing to harvest: keep the tray covered in the dark for 2–3 days, then move it to the light.
    Sow 25 g per 25 × 50 cm tray. We checked this rate on our own test trays.
    Clear peppery heat with a mustard-like bite. A small handful is enough for eggs, sandwiches and potato salad.
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    Peppery garden cress microgreens with a sharp, mustard-like bite, ready to cut 7–10 days after sowing.

    Very easy and very fast. You don't need to soak the seeds: once misted, they form their own gel that holds them in place.
    7–10 days from sowing to harvest: keep the tray covered in the dark for 2–3 days, then move it to the light.
    Sow 25 g per 25 × 50 cm tray. We checked this rate on our own test trays.
    Clear peppery heat with a mustard-like bite. A small handful is enough for eggs, sandwiches and potato salad.
    SPECIFICATION

    Seed

    Common name Garden cress microgreens
    Botanical name Lepidium sativum
    Seed type Conventional, untreated, non-GMO
    Seeds per gram approx. 450–550

    Growing

    Difficulty Very easy: one of the fastest microgreens
    Growing medium Potting soil or coco coir
    Sowing rate 25 g per 25 × 50 cm (1020) tray, range 20–30 g; about 2 g per 10 × 10 cm
    Soaking Not needed: sow dry, as the seeds form a sticky gel when wet
    Blackout 2–3 days under a cover
    Temperature 18–22 °C
    Harvest 7–10 days after sowing, when the seed leaves are fully open

    Taste and colour

    Flavour Sharp, peppery, mustard-like heat with a fresh green note; tender seed leaves
    Colour Fine pale green stems, bright green seed leaves
    ABOUT

    Garden cress, Lepidium sativum, is the classic windowsill green of many European kitchens. As a microgreen it forms a dense carpet of fine, pale green stems and bright green seed leaves in little more than a week. The taste is clearly peppery, with a sharp, mustard-like bite and a fresh, green note that lingers for a moment.

    Cress also has its place in food traditions. In Britain cress is the classic partner for egg in sandwiches, and in Poland a dish of fresh cress is a fixture on the Easter table. It shares its peppery taste, and part of its name, with watercress, but the two are different plants.

    Cress seeds behave differently from most others. As soon as they get wet, each one wraps itself in a clear, sticky gel that anchors it and keeps it moist. That is why you sow them dry onto a moist medium and simply mist them. Why 25 g per tray? At about 450–550 seeds to the gram, 20–30 g gives a full, even carpet; sowing much more keeps the tray damp and invites mould.

    IN THE KITCHEN

    Use cress raw, as heat makes it wilt quickly. It is the classic partner for eggs: egg and cress sandwiches, devilled eggs, omelettes and egg salad. It also goes well with smoked fish, cream cheese on rye bread, avocado toast and potato salad, and you can mix it into a bowl of milder microgreens. Cress is delicate, so keep it dry in a closed box in the fridge and use it within about a week.

    GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
    1 Fill a 25 × 50 cm tray with 3–4 cm of moist potting soil or coco coir, level it and press it gently firm.
    2 Scatter 25 g of dry seed (20–30 g) in a single, even layer. Don’t soak the seeds: in water they turn into a jelly-like lump that is hard to spread. Mist the surface: the seeds soon form a clear gel that holds them in place.
    3 Cover the tray with a second tray or a lid and keep it in the dark for 2–3 days. The gel holds plenty of moisture, so you don’t need to water from above; just check that the medium stays moist.
    4 When the seedlings lift the cover, move the tray under a grow light or to a bright window. From now on water from below, once a day or as needed, so the dense green carpet stays dry and free of mould.
    5 Harvest 7–10 days after sowing, when the seed leaves are fully open. Cress grows fast, so check the tray every day towards the end. Stop watering about 12 hours before and cut just above the medium with sharp scissors.
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    Wonderful
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