Wintercress

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Wintercress outdoors about 4 weeks after your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Wintercress
  • ❧Wintercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Wintercress
  • ❧Wintercress draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
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  Sainfoin
  Great pair

  • ❧Sainfoin attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybirds and more, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Wintercress
  • ❧Sainfoin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Wintercress feeds on
  • ❧Wintercress draws Bees and Butterflies and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Wintercress

1. Sow4 weeks from frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Moist — adaptable