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Sign up freeBarbarea verna
herb
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlUpland cress — tastes like watercress without needing wet soil. Very cold-hardy; overwinters easily. Excellent peppery salad green.
🐛 Prone to: Flea beetles, Aphids.
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Moist, fertile, well-draining
Lepidium sativum
herbA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Land Cress
