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watercress
ALLOTMENTMAD
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in Fruit & veg
Hi, I have got some seeds for watercress, that i bought fro,m the good food show in november. Could any one tell me how to grow them?
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They self seed easily in the pond edge so I'd set them in very wet compost,
Mine were originally in a bag from Sainsbury's not from seed
In the sticks near Peterborough
http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/nasturtium-officinale/599.html
Hope this helps
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/
This is useful too!
I've grown it in troughs with no drainage holes, it did better in "self watering" troughs where I could tip water out and re wet the lot so it didn't have roots in old water. Keep in semi shade. Well worth a go.
Some years it's a bit overwhelming in the pond.
In the sticks near Peterborough