Cress can be sown indoors by sprinkling seed on moist kitchen roll, cotton wool or a thin layer of seed compost.
- Cover with kitchen roll until seeds start to germinate, then remove.
- Keep moist, do not allow to dry out.
- Cut with scissors , when about 5cm high.
- Sowing to harvest takes up to 14 days.
- Regular sowings made very two weeks will ensure a continuous supply.
- Cress can be sown outdoors in a seedbed in summer, it will produce larger, hotter leaves.
- Average 4000 seeds








