Picking and preparing a winter salad
Discover Sarah's simple steps for picking a delicious winter salad, including some of her favourite varieties to grow.
1000 seeds 080065 | £2.25 |
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With the taste of watercress, but super easy, prolific and long-cropping, this has become one of our favourite autumn, winter and spring cut-and-come-again salad leaves. Keep picking even in November or February, and it will keep producing. We cropped 32 colanders per square metre through last winter for soups and salads. It just never stopped. You can sow in spring and summer too, but the flavour is even stronger.
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
Genus | |
Type | Hardy Annual |
Common Name | American Land Cress |
Soil Type | Fertile |
Site | Full Sun, Part Shade |
Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
Height | 10cm (4in) |
Spacing | Thin to 10cm apart. |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Sow February-March and/or August-October. Successional sowing every 3-4 weeks will deliver a constant supply. |
Care Tips | Can be grown in container pots or window boxes. It is very tolerant of cold weather. Keep well watered. |
Harvesting | September-May, 6-8 weeks from sowing when the leaves are about 10-15cm. Harvest with scissors from around the outer leaves. This is a cut-and-come-again variety. |
Cooking Notes | A similar flavour to watercress, with the same health benefits. |
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