The leaves float, then form roots, then just carry on growing. Some bits will attach to pond sides or plants etc, but much of it just floats, which is another reason it's useful in a pond. In commercially grown stuff- it's grown in running water.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The leaves float, then form roots, then just carry on growing. Some bits will attach to pond sides or plants etc, but much of it just floats, which is another reason it's useful in a pond. In commercially grown stuff- it's grown in running water.
Ah interesting to know how they are grown commercially. Unfortunately I don't have a pond:(may try a larger bucket or something
I have also grown another tray of watercress which I have suspended them above water using a basket. So far so good but I would assume they would have grown so much better if grown in a pond.
Just to be clear - I don't have it in the pond to grow it for eating. It's to do the job of clearing the water in the way I described. It also helps cut the amount of sun to the pond surface which is also helpful in cutting the algae/blanketweed, as they thrive in those conditions. Your tray is a far better way of growing it for consuming than that jar.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You can grow watercress in soil in a pot I have been doing it for years. They do die down a this time of the year. You can save seed re-sow in spring or buy some from the SM get it to root in water then transplant & you are away again.
I tried putting them in soil when they were still seedlings (like few weeks old). They didn't seem to grow as fast as they were in water (maybe I didn't water enough?) but their stems tend to be thicker when grown in soil.
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In commercially grown stuff- it's grown in running water.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have also grown another tray of watercress which I have suspended them above water using a basket. So far so good but I would assume they would have grown so much better if grown in a pond.
It also helps cut the amount of sun to the pond surface which is also helpful in cutting the algae/blanketweed, as they thrive in those conditions.
Your tray is a far better way of growing it for consuming than that jar.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...