Garden Cress, Vegetable
Garden cress (Lepidium sativum) is a fast-growing, edible herb in the family Brassicaceae, native to western Asia. It is botanically related to watercress and mustard. Garden cress is also known as common cress, garden pepper cress, pepper grass, pepperwort and poor man's pepper. Garden cress is an erect, herbaceous plant growing up to 50 cm tall, with many branches on the upper part of the plant. It has ruffled leaves with a peppery, tangy and refreshing aroma. Fresh garden cress is commonly used in salad and sandwich filling. It can also be added to soups, or eaten as sprout. Garden cress is commercially grown in England, France, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. It is suitable for all types of soils and climates, and is also suitable for hydroponic cultivation. Edible shoots are harvested when they are about 5-13 cm tall, typically in 1-2 weeks time.  Garden cress Author: Rainer Zenz (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0-unported) | ||
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