The Easiest Plant In The World (Cress)

Member Name: shewhoguards

Product:	Cress
Date:	10/05/08 (190 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, easy to grow, good for you

Disadvantages: None

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 things! They look a bit like clover - snip off as much as you want and leave the pot in the sun - they'll regrow heads.

They taste... well. Green and mildly hot? You can use them in egg and cress sandwiches, though I personally like muching on it on its own.

The internet tells me it contains a lot of vitamins, including vitamin E, thiamin, vitamin A niacin, iron, vitamin C, vitamin K, riboflavin, vitamin B6, calcium... the list goes on.

So go on. Grow some cress. It's good for you!

Summary: It doesn't get easier than this