Organic Cress seeds for sprouts
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Organic Cress seeds for Sprouts and Microgreens. Cress seeds are easy to grow into sprouts in your kitchen all year round.
You can grow cress in two stages:
Sprouts in 6 days.
Microgreens in 12 days.
Both sizes of plants have a strong taste of Cress. This sprout is much beloved for the spicy taste and easy cultivation. They are delicious as topping on dips, salads, toast etc.
The seeds are gelling / muscilaginous, so they need to grow on organic cotton or hemp mat to thrive.
3 gr seeds give 2 handful of sprouts.
50 gr seeds provide 32 handfuls of mustard sprouts or 40 handfuls of crispy microgreens.
Organic Cress seed · Pepperwort · Tower mustard seeds for Sprouts by the Latin name of Lepidium sativum.
Home grown Cress Sprouts are fun to cultivate in your own kitchen all year. Your Cress will grow into delicious crispy Sprouts in 6 days or Microgreens in 12 days. Both sizes of Cress plants have a strong taste of cress and are rich in antioxidants. They are delicious in salad, sandwiches, wraps and as crispy topping on many dishes.
50 gr seeds provide 30 handfuls of fresh Cress sprouts or 45 handfuls of crispy microgreens.
You can grow Cress seeds in the Ceramic Sprout Tray or on Hemp mat. They will not thrive in a normal sprouter as the seeds form gel. When you harvest them, you cut the stems just above the hemp mat and discard the mat with the roots. If you grow them on the sieve, you can eat the whole plant incl the root.
Sprouting Time for Organic Cress Seeds
If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 °C / 64-73 °F, then your Cress Sprouts should be ready for harvest after just 7 days of cultivation.
Organic Cress Seedsbefore soaking
Organic Cress Sproutsafter 3 days
Organic Cress Sproutsafter 6 days
Organic Cress Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens
You can grow organic Cress seeds for sprouts and microgreens in your kitchen all year.
NAMES
Cress sprouts and microgreens are also known as pepperwort or tower mustard. The Latin name for this variety is Lepidium sativum.
TASTE
Cress has a strong taste of spicy cress as both sprout and microgreens. The taste is more ’round’ the more light, you give the plants.
LOOKS
Cress is a fragile looking little sprout. As a mature sprout it is 9 cm long from root tip to leaf top. As a microgreen it is 18 cm long.
NUTRIENTS
Organic Cress Sprouts and Microgreens are very nutrient rich. You can find these in your organic plants: B1, B3, B6, E, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc, Selenium.
EDIBLE PARTS
Your Cress is delicious as both sprout and microgreen. You cannot eat the roots as they grow in fabric but you can eat the purple/green/white stem and pretty leaves.
TIME
Organic Cress sprouts take 6 days from seed to edible sprout. As microgreens they take 12 days from seed to microgreens ready for harvest and serving for your food.
Organic Cress Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens
Tips for Organic Cress Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens
MOISTURE
Homegrown Cress is a sturdy sprout. Even so it is important that you keep the cotton or hemp mat constantly moist durling the whole cultivation.
Fortunately this is very easy as you can simply give the fabric under the seeds a little water morning and evening.
Then your plants will grow well.
TASTE
Cress is especially strong in their taste, the younger the plant.
If you find the taste too much, simply let the plants grow a little longer. You may also place them in a lighter spot.
This combination will soften the taste of your Cress wether you grow it on cotton or hemp mat.
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| Cress bag size | Cress 3 gram, Cress 50 gram, Cress 150 gram |
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Carl –
Great taste. worked well for me.