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Fastest crop in the garden — ready 14 days from sowing. Peppery flavour like mustard. Succession-sow every week. Excellent on windowsills.
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
vegetable
A fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Garden Cress
Barbarea vulgaris
herbAttracts the same hoverflies as Garden Cress, keeping pests in check
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs to keep them in check — plant LovageExcellent, Common VetchExcellent and Hairy VetchExcellent nearby.Direct-sow Garden Cress outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 3 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 5 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 14 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 15 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining — any reasonable soil
Aleyrodidae
A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.
These three thrive alongside Garden Cress — and alongside each other.
