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🌿 Cress
Vegetable Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 50 days – 60 days, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 7 days |
| Spacing | 4″ in the row × 8″ between rows |
| Planted as | seed |
| Expected yield | 0.1–0.2 lbs per plant |
| Water | ~1–1.5 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Recommended planting window around Apr 1.
| Spring | Fall | |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 1 | Jul 18 |
| Zone 4 | Apr 23 | Jul 23 |
| Zone 5 | Apr 12 | Aug 5 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 1 | Aug 17 |
| Zone 7 | Mar 18 | Sep 7 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 1 | Sep 22 |
| Zone 9 | Feb 6 | Oct 7 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Cress Types
- Upland · 50 days · 0.1–0.2 lbs/plant — Barbarea verna (land cress) — hardy watercress flavour without the water; overwinters.
- Watercress · 60 days · 0.2–0.5 lbs/plant — Nasturtium officinale — wants running or constantly wet ground; perennial.
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