Greens – Cress, Peppergrass

Description

40-50 Days. Annual. Known as peppergrass, garden cress, or curled cress, this slow bolting garden green produces plants growing up to 8 inches tall, with dark green curling leaves. This cress is a peppery addition to garden salads, sandwiches, and other dishes. Well watered and cared for, garden cress can also make an attractive groundcover among the other herbs.

Upland Cress, or true Pepper Grass, may be grown on any garden soil. Sow early in the spring. It makes a rapid growth and can be cut from four to five weeks. Succession of sowings must be made, as it runs quickly to seed. The curled variety is the one usually grown, as the leaves may be used for garnishing as well as for salads. One packet of seed will be sufficient for each sowing. Any good soil will do. Sow thickly in drill 12-18 in. apart. In summer it runs to seed quickly, so that it is usually grown in spring and fall.