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Watercress grows rapidly in mild cool climates and the most favorable season for sowing seeds of watercress leafy plants is spring (February to April).
Watercress is a leafy plant that grows best in mild cool and moist soil. Usually water cress seeds are sown directly instead of transplanting. To plant water cress, you need a pot or grow bag at least 36 cm deep with well-drained holes. Watercress plant germinates best in cool conditions (50-60F or 10-15C) but not frigid.
You can also grow water cress seeds as a microgreen on a windowsill and harvest the small leaves when the stem is about 5 cm high.
Take a pot fill with potting mix then sow the water cress seeds about 0.7 cm deep into the soil, 8-10 cm apart from each seeds. Keep the planting soil moist but not soggy. You can keep seedling indoor or outdoor in light temperature. Leafy watercress seeds germinate in 7-14 days (depending on growing conditions).
Watercress is a low maintenance plant; it does not need any feed after planting. But if you want to apply any fertilizer, then use nitrogen rich liquid fertilizer every 1-2 weeks.
Water Watercress need proper water to grow well; give regular water, keep soil moist and avoid over watering.
Soil Watercress should be planted in consistently wet soil with a soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5.
Sunlight Watercress require at least 4-6 hours of natural sunlight every day.
Temperature Ideal growing temperature for watercress is between 10-24 degree Celsius.
Common pests and disease Some pests like snail, whiteflies and spider mites that can eat the leaves of watercress plant. To avoid these pests use neem oil spray on watercress plants.
Pruning Cutting and pruning the plant will encourage them to be thicker and lush.
The entire watercress plant is edible, including the flower.
Watercress prefers light shade but grows best in a sunny position.
Watercress can grow in different ways but sowing from seeds is best way to grow.
You can harvest the leaves after the plant has bloomed but they are less flavorful.
Watercress prefers sunny spot when indoors; and they grow best in at least 4-6 hours of sunlight.
Yes, after harvesting of watercress; it will grow back at least once.
The yellowing of watercress is due to keeping the plant in a warm place.
Water cress plants give the best result when growing in moist and nitrogen rich soil.
Water cress seeds will not germinate because of improper growing conditions like not getting enough sunlight, sowing seeds too deep in the soil, over watering or under watering.
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