Cress

Cress, them bits of green that normally find their way into an egg-mayo-sandwich or lost in a salad somewhere...boring subject maybe but on having bought some for 28p (to make egg-mayo sandwich with as happens) The need to grow my own came upon me, it works out cheaper really - and it can be amusing... We like to grow things but It's cold and horrible out there, little boy's sunflowers are long dead and gone, plus the pansys aren't too pretty anymore. Had a quick hunt around local shop that stocks some seeds in the back but no joy, sad person that I am I bought some off eBay - cheap deal cost me a pound which was good, plus the amount of seeds I got in a ...  Read the complete review

Please note this review refers to the edible garden plant land cress, and not to watercress, the spindly type of cress you get in an egg-and-cress sandwich, or any other type of cress. I picked up a package of land cress seeds at the local nursery as an impulse buy - the blurb written on the packet made it sound great as an easy-to-grow crop for the garden as it's apparently an alternative to watercress (which I love eating in soup) but doesn't need to be immersed in water in order to grow properly. Land cress will also tolerate shade, which seemed quite an advantage given the aspect of our veg plot, it can be sown direct into the prepared beds, and when ours ...  Read the complete review

Cress is a delicious, succulent, green plant that has a tendency to find its way into egg sandwiches. Whilst the leaves often get stuck in the back of the throat, the stalks are particularly moist and go down like a treat! The taste is very mild, and extremely watery and refreshing...Mmm! Now cress is the subject of many a colourful debate regarding just which kind of cress goes best in a sandwich when unaccompanied by any other form of vegetable or meat product. Well after much cogitation on the matter, I have reached the conclusion that watercress is by far the most delicious, but only if used in the correct proportion, too little can leave a very dry ...  Read the complete review

Cress, What plant do you think of when I say cress do you think of curled cress that you get served with a salad, or in an egg sandwich. Do you think of watercress a helping of watercress is often served as a side salad with a meal? There are many other cress plants, pennycress, hairy bitter cress, hairy rock cress, mouse ear cress, these are really weeds and can be a problem agriculturally. I suggested this category as I was thinking of growing cress in eggshells for Easter with the children I will tell you about this sort of cress. Curled cress is easy to buy and grow any time of the year. You can buy it ready grown in ...  Read the complete review

Cress is possibly the easiest thing to grow in the entire world. No matter how ungreen your fingers are, the chances are high you can grow cress. You can get a packet of seeds fairly cheaply - I think my last packet was 30p from Lidl. These then need to be sown. You can scatter them in a little pot of earth, or even on a damp flannel. If you're doing this as a project with kiddies, extra fun can be had by dropping them in a pattern - their name perhaps? They do just fine growing on a windowsill - no garden required with these! Within a couple of days you should see sprouts, within 14 days they'll be ready to eat - no waiting months with these ...  Read the complete review