There are a great many types of salads, but many varieties are especially revered in the cuisines of the world. Watercress is one of the most popular, as it combines many positive properties, from the unique taste and aroma to the simplicity of agricultural technology.
Moreover, it should be noted that watercress, which is often grown in open field, grows well at home, even on the windowsill of an ordinary city apartment.
The plant is considered one of the most unpretentious, and to such an extent that in order to grow it at home, you do not have to prepare any specific soil or look for any specific varieties. Even more than that, it is best to experiment with several varieties and settle on a more suitable one. With soil, everything is much simpler, and so much so that some experienced gardeners plant lettuce seeds with other crops, for example, growing, or with moisture-loving home flowers.
To prepare for planting, you need to decide exactly how the salad will grow, since there are several options for planting:
- in the soil mixture;
- in a cotton-gauze base;
- in a combination base.
Video about growing watercress
In the first case, for growing lettuce at home, you can take any soil that is fertile or that you can get. But keep in mind that specialized soil mix from the store will be the most suitable, the least - the earth that you dug up next to the road or in the playground. In principle, you can compromise and take the soil from your garden plot, after removing all the weeds from it.
In the second case, cotton wool wrapped in gauze is used as the base. Naturally, both cotton wool and gauze should be from a pharmacy, and the density of the latter should be sufficient for long-term use.
The third case implies a kind of “layer cake”, which includes (from bottom to top) drainage in the form of a sand-gravel mixture, a cotton-gauze layer, and a fertile soil mixture. Drainage is necessary to remove excess water, the cotton-gauze layer will retain the required amount of moisture, and the soil will provide the plant with microelements. It is the combined method that is suitable for those who have no experience at all in growing plants either on the windowsill or in the garden, since they will practically not give a chance to ruin the greens.
You can grow greens at home in any container up to 50 mm high.
You can grow greens at home in any container up to 50 mm high, since the base layer does not exceed 30-40 mm. However, it is worth remembering that a height of 40 mm is required for a combined base, and 30 mm will be enough for a cotton-gauze base. This is due to the fact that the plant itself is small, and its root system is quite compact.
Planting seeds of watercress at home is carried out by seeds immediately in the base, without any pre-treatment. However, the landing method varies somewhat depending on the top filling. For a combination or soil base, simply scatter the seeds and cover them lightly with soil. But if the base is cotton-gauze, then the seeds are scattered only over the cotton wool, and only then they are covered with gauze on top. It is believed that even in this case it is necessary to cover the seeds with nutrient soil, but this will not bring practical benefits.
Before planting, the base is watered abundantly. Immediately after disembarkation, it is sprayed from a spray bottle. In no case should you water with a stream, since a stream of water can wash out the newly planted seeds. It is also important to keep in mind that you do not need to make the seeds "float". The base must be damp, but not overflowing.
It is also important to keep in mind that you do not need to make the seeds "float"
After planting has been carried out, the watercress container is removed to a shaded cool (6-8 degrees Celsius) place, as this, on the one hand, will prevent excessive evaporation of moisture and, on the other hand, will not cause seed rotting or the appearance of fungal infections. , mildew.
It is especially important to keep at home temperature regime if the soil was taken on personal plot, or landing is made in a cotton-gauze base.
The temperature rises to room temperature only when the first leaves appear. However, you should not put a container on the battery either, it is best to maintain the mode within +15 ... +18 gr. Celsius.
To grow delicious greens, having created, you need to take care of it, which comes down to a few simple rules.
- Watering
Watering should be regular and plentiful, as the plant is moisture-loving and does not tolerate the lack of water. Perhaps a failure in watering is one of the few things that can instantly destroy a culture. Watering is best from a spray bottle, washing the foliage - then the greens will be especially tender and fragrant. Constant humidity in the room will also be important, because when it fluctuates, the foliage may begin to taste bitter, or even inflorescences will form.
Watering should be regular and plentiful
- Light mode
Watercress loves shady areas, but that doesn't mean it doesn't need light. It is best to grow it on a windowsill or in a loggia on the north side, hiding the plant from direct sunlight, which is detrimental to foliage. AT winter time or in the conditions of a polar night, you can replace natural lighting with any artificial one, and even LED strips with a warm glow temperature will do. It is also important to remember that the source of additional illumination should be moved away from the plant by 300-400 mm to prevent thermal damage to the leaves. In no case should you use halogen lamps, as they can burn the plant. The container should be constantly tucked up so that growth does not go into stretching the stems, but into straightening the foliage.
- Temperature
Watercress does not tolerate heat very well. Therefore, in summer it is allowed to grow it on windowsills facing the north side, and in winter - away from heating appliances and batteries. The minimum suitable temperature will be +15 degrees Celsius, the maximum - +20 degrees Celsius, the optimal one - +18.
The crop is harvested immediately before use, in small portions, since watercress is practically not stored - it quickly withers, loses its taste. It must be cut off with ordinary scissors, and no later than a week after the foliage appears. This is due to the fact that the greens begin to quickly lose their taste, it becomes rough and can even give bitterness. When harvesting, only leaves with a minimum stem length can be cut, since the latter has practically no taste or aroma.
Video on how to grow watercress
In order for the crop to be regularly available, you can pick up a salad by variety, or sow it once a week. If you choose planting by variety, you can choose the following combination:
- flagman variety. Reaches maturity in 12-17 days from the moment of germination;
- cultivar Piquant. Reaches economic suitability in 15-20 days from shoots;
- Fun variety. Technically mature in 20-30 days after germination;
- variety Accord. Ready for use in 25-35 days from the moment of germination;
- Dukat variety. Grows in 18 days from the moment of emergence of shoots.
Harvested immediately before consumption
For constant overseeding, especially in winter, the Temp variety is ideal, which reaches technical maturity in 18-23 days.
Watercress is a herbal plant native to Iran. Annual, widely used in medicine and cooking. Lettuce has thin stems of white color and many green leaves. Lettuce blooms in pale purple or white hues. An unpretentious vegetable that conquers with unusual taste, it is grown almost all over the world.
Some varieties are grown even for the purpose of obtaining healthy oil which is used in cosmetology. Also in Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt are seen beneficial features product and its presence beneficial trace elements: phosphorus, calcium, iodine, flavonoids, vitamins of different groups, essential and fatty oils.
The use of this product has a positive effect on the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, nervous and endocrine systems.
whole leaf
Plants are early or late ripening. The most popular of them is "Ducat". Early maturing. Already after 3 weeks (sometimes after 2) after germination, you can harvest the first crop. The plant is cold hardy.
Such a salad can be grown all year round, not only in open ground, but also in a greenhouse, on a balcony or windowsill. Leaves semi-raised. You can use both young shoots and leaves for salad or as a decoration for dishes.
It got its name because of the rugged leaves. The type of lettuce has varieties late or medium maturity and.
Sowing
The variety matures quickly. Outwardly, it has something in common between whole-leaved and curly. The leaves have a pleasant delicate taste and fresh aroma.
Known variety "Danish". Early ripe, resistant to low temperatures. Year-round cultivation is possible. Care does not require special conditions. It is mainly used in its raw form.
Features of growing watercress
Sowing lettuce in open ground is carried out in early spring - April to May. He matures quickly. Therefore, during the season (until mid-autumn) you can get several crops. It all depends on the climatic and weather conditions of the area.
The prerequisites for boarding are:
- No snow. The soil should warm up a little (at least to a depth of 5 cm).
- Average daily temperature should not fall below +8 degrees.
Preparing the site for sowing
For growing a plant, it is desirable to give preference slightly acidic or neutral soil. The culture will respond well if planted in a place where potatoes, beets or onions used to grow. It is not worth sowing in the place where cabbage grows.
To grow a crop, gardeners recommend choosing a site that at least several hours a day will be in the shade. In shade or partial shade, watercress can be grown from mid-spring to early fall. In sunny areas, after the onset of heat, cultivation is stopped.
The soil itself should be taken care of in the fall. If the site is not fertile and not famous high yields, it is better to fertilize 1 sq.m. in the fall. in such proportions: compost - 5 kg, superphosphate - 20 gr., calcium chloride - 15 gr.
Before fertilizing, dig the soil.
Landing technology
Seeds are buried in furrows to a depth 5-7 cm, observing the row spacing of about 15 cm. No need to be afraid that the soil did not warm up during planting. Seeds and young sprouts perfectly tolerate temperatures down to -4 degrees.
When the first shoots appear, you need to consider that for 1 adult plant, will need an area in 10-12 cm. If the area is densely planted, it is better to thin it out. Since plants can grow not only weak and small, but also more susceptible to fungal diseases.
Care rules
Watering
In the absence of precipitation, the plant needs to be watered. daily especially in the summer period. During the rainy season, watering is not needed. In cloudy weather, moderate watering is sufficient. 2-3 times a week.
It is important to prevent an excess of moisture, as this makes it very fragile and vulnerable to decay and fungal diseases. Afraid of windy weather. Plus, the taste of the salad can change. After watering, you need to carefully loosen the soil and remove weeds in a timely manner.
top dressing
Apply fertilizer not worth after landing. The ripening period of the crop is very short, so if there are nitrates in the top dressing, they do not have time to be processed. Because of this, it is better to fertilize the soil before planting, and even better prepare the site in the fall.
If, however, it is impossible to do without top dressing after sowing the seeds, then use only the minimum concentrations. After harvesting the greens in the same area, it is better to plant potatoes, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes or legumes.
Disease prevention
Diseases and pests affect watercress in very rare cases. This is due to the rapid maturation of the crop.
The only problem may be waterlogging of the soil. This threatens to infect with a black leg or rot. In such situations, the only way out is to resow the crop. Fungicide treatment will be hazardous to health.
Among pests, it is considered dangerous cruciferous flea. To get rid of it, plants are treated with tobacco decoction. As a preventive measure against pests, crop rotation and respect for the distances between plants are used.
You can not eat the plant in the presence of serious problems with the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, with gastritis or thyroid diseases.
Harvest and storage conditions
Some varieties ripen 14-20 days after the appearance of the first shoots. Determining that watercress is ripe is very easy: leaves should be wide bright green, leaves when crushed give off a pleasant fresh scent.
Keep refrigerated. In order for the vegetable to keep its freshness and useful microelements longer, it is better to put it in a bowl with cool water.
Watercress is a garden crop that yields very quickly and does not require complex care conditions; it can be grown even at home on a windowsill. used not only in cooking, but also in cosmetology, medicine. Included in many healthy recipes.
If you make a cross-salad part of your diet, you can significantly reduce the risk of oncological and endocrine diseases, protect yourself from serious problems with joints and swelling, and avoid problems with digestion and kidneys.
A green crop native to the Mediterranean called watercress is now highly respected in many European countries. This exotic plant has numerous useful and medicinal properties and is therefore in demand in commercial establishments throughout the year. Its composition contains a large number of trace elements, vitamins and other valuable components. Watercress (or watercress) has an individual and unique taste. Spicy with a slight bitter taste, a bit reminiscent of the sharpness of mustard, is combined with many other greens and vegetables. Watercress is especially popular in the diet of gourmets and connoisseurs of healthy eating.
Watercress prefers bright diffused and long (at least 14 hours a day) lighting. Getting it in sufficient quantity at the first stage of cultivation, the plant very quickly passes into the flowering stage. A full level of illumination can be achieved by placing containers with plants on the windowsill. This early ripening crop will give the first harvest in 15-20 days after the appearance of young shoots. With such an unusual growth rate of watercress, you can get greens all the time if you sow seed material with an interval of 10-15 days.
When choosing a place to grow watercress, it is necessary to take into account that the plant has high level cold resistance and can grow even in shady conditions, which will bring another plus - the containment of shooting.
Choice of container and soil
A container or box for growing green crops should be at least 8-10 cm high. It is advisable to purchase a soil mixture in retail chains, since garden soil may contain larvae and eggs of harmful insects that will easily and quickly destroy young shoots that have just appeared . The soil can be used recommended for growing seedlings or for indoor plants.
Plant processing
Preventive spraying with solutions containing chemicals cannot be used, because dangerous substances do not have time to be neutralized in a short period of time and can cause irreparable harm to health.
Sowing seeds
Temperature regime
To form a strong root system of plants, containers with emerging young shoots are recommended to be placed in a room with a temperature of six to eight degrees Celsius and left there until the first full-fledged leaf appears. Seedlings with emerging leaves need more heat content - from 10 to 15 degrees Celsius. It is not worth exceeding the recommended temperature, as this will affect the quality and appearance watercress. Young plants will begin to stretch, causing their stems to become very thin and subsequently all specimens simply lie down on the surface of the soil. The most favorable place with the optimum temperature is the space between the window frames. In the autumn-winter period, containers with plants can be safely placed there. This method of growing watercress brings a yield of approximately 600 g per square meter of land.
Types of organic substrates
Shredded organic waste plant origin can be an excellent material in which watercress will grow well. Before use, the selected material is recommended to be scalded with boiling water to avoid mold.
Top dressing
Fertilizers need to be applied regularly after a certain time. After the formation of the first leaf on the seedlings, the first feeding is carried out. This can be spraying or watering under the root with a solution consisting of 2 liters of water and 5 g of urea. After seven days - the second top dressing (complex). Its composition is 10 liters of water, potassium salt (10 g), superphosphate (20 g), ammonium sulfate (10 g). Watering plants with this solution is repeated after harvest to maintain growing crops.
Seed containers can be placed on shelves with a height of about 20 cm between shelves. This method is convenient to use in a small room with a minimum area.
To maintain a constant level of soil moisture in containers with plants, it is worth building a mini-greenhouse using a metal frame and plastic wrap.
Translucent plastic packaging can be used as a seed container for watercress. food products(for example, from under milk, yogurt, etc.), in which it will only be necessary to make drainage holes and lay a small layer of cotton wool on the bottom.
Watercress. Growing on the windowsill: from sowing to harvest (video)
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Spicy watercress contains many useful substances that normalize activity. gastrointestinal tract and thyroid gland.
AT chemical composition young shoots include vitamins B, C, D, E, K, PP, ascorbic acid and essential oil mustard.
Fresh herbs are easy to grow at home. Watercress does not take up much space, calmly tolerates low light and temperature fluctuations.
The main types of watercress
The plant belongs to the cruciferous family. The miniature spice has many names: horseradish, pepper, water or garden cress. The table shows the three main varieties of fragrant annuals and their characteristic features.
| View | Description | Popular varieties |
| Curly | The raised rosette reaches a diameter of 15-17 cm. Leaves with a pronounced dissection, openwork edges. | "Openwork" "Curly" "Vanka curly" |
| Whole sheet | The socket is located horizontally, grows up to 6-8 cm in height and about 20 cm in width. Whole leaves have a pronounced mustard flavor. | "Ducat" "broad-leaved" "Ivan da Marya" |
| Sowing | Raised rosette with smooth, slightly dissected leaves of delicate taste. | "Fun" "Courled" "Danish" |
Most varieties of watercress are suitable for growing indoors, including on a windowsill. Varieties differ in maturity and are divided into early ripe (15-20 days), mid-ripening (20-30 days) and late-ripening (up to 40 days).
Rating of watercress varieties for growing at home
Watercress "Openwork"
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Watercress "Vanka Curly"
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Watercress "Ducat"
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Watercress "Fun"
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Watercress "Curly"
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Watercress "Broad-leaved"
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Watercress "Dansky"
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Watercress "Ivan da Marya"
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What you need to grow watercress
In order to plant spicy greens at home, you need to take care of a suitable growing container and purchase watercress seeds in the store. It is advisable to opt for varieties marked "garden on the windowsill." You can prepare planting material yourself by collecting seeds in the garden.
Selection and preparation of containers
An ordinary bowl, plastic container or cup is suitable as a container for planting watercress. You can use any container that has drainage holes. The height of the bowl should be at least 7 cm. Only fresh leaves in the stage of technical maturity are used for food, overripe greens begin to taste very bitter. Store cut shoots for several days. In this regard, it is advisable to use small containers and sow a new portion of watercress every 2-3 weeks.
The selected container is thoroughly washed and rinsed with a weak solution of manganese. Clean dishes reduce the risk of spreading bacteria.
Preparing seeds for planting
Purchased watercress seeds undergo pre-sowing preparation before they are packaged in their original packaging. It makes no sense to disinfect and stratify such planting material. But self-collected watercress seeds are soaked for 20 minutes in a pale pink solution of manganese. Floated specimens are removed, settled to the bottom of the container, washed in clean water.
Creating the necessary conditions
Cold-resistant culture germinates at a temperature of 5 ° C, young sprouts can withstand even short-term frosts. The ideal growing temperature is 12-18°C.
Higher rates lead to early release of flower arrows, after the formation of which, the salad becomes unfit for consumption.
Miniature spice refers to shade-tolerant plants. It is preferable to place the container of watercress on a north or northwest window sill or other place in the apartment protected from the sun. To reduce the temperature, it is recommended to periodically ventilate the room.
Features of growing watercress
The short growing season suggests that the stock nutrients accumulated in the seeds of the crop will last until the harvest. Vitamin greens can be obtained using soil, water or other types of substrate. Consider how to grow watercress on a windowsill different ways. Landing technology in each case has slight differences.
in the ground
The traditional way to grow watercress at home involves sowing the seeds in an earthen mix. You can purchase special soil for vegetable seedlings or prepare the soil yourself.
To do this, mix in equal proportions:
- rotted compost;
- Garden sod land;
- A mixture of peat and river sand.
1-2 cm of expanded clay drainage is laid at the bottom of the tank. Fill with a layer of fertile soil, not reaching the upper edge. Spill the soil with settled water and lightly tamp. Seeds are densely sown on the surface and 1 cm of the remaining earth is covered. The bowl can be covered with a film or left without shelter. In the first case, the seeds will sprout a day earlier.
In the substrate
You can grow watercress on a windowsill without using land. For the formation of greenery, water and trace elements contained in the seeds are sufficient. As a suitable substrate, ordinary cotton wool, foam rubber, paper napkins are chosen. Landing technology consists of the following steps:
- At the bottom of the container, clean cotton wool or paper towels are folded with a layer of 2-4 cm;
- Moisten the substrate with settled water, drain the excess liquid;
- Distribute the seeds of watercress on the surface at the same level;
- Be sure to cover with a film and place on a cool windowsill, protecting from sunlight.
In the created microclimate, the first seedlings of watercress will appear in the first few days. After that, the cover should be removed.
In addition to the listed substrates, you can plant seeds in peat or sawdust, after scalding them with boiling water and cooling them.
In water through a sieve
Another way to get a vitamin spice is to grow watercress at home on the water. To do this, you need a container for planting, a fine sieve and gauze. First, a structure is built so that there is water at the bottom of the bowl, then a grid is fixed on which the seeds are placed. Additionally, it is recommended to use gauze folded in 2-3 layers. When planting, the surface of the water should barely touch the seeds. Thin roots grow through the sieve, in contact with the liquid. Watercress grown in this way is consumed along with the roots.
plant care
Unpretentious greenery has a short growing season. On average, from the moment of sowing the seeds to harvesting, it takes from 2 to 3 weeks. During this time, watercress needs minimal care. The main task is to provide greens with high humidity and optimal temperature.
| Watering | Regardless of how watercress is grown, care must be taken to ensure that all parts of the plant receive adequate moisture. Starting from the emergence of seedlings, and until the moment of harvesting, the plantings of greens are abundantly sprayed from the spray gun. Water the soil or substrate to keep it slightly moist. If the spice grows on water, change the liquid at least 1 time in 2 days. |
| top dressing | Greens grow well without additional fertilizer. The use of mineral supplements, especially those with a high nitrogen content, leads to the accumulation of nitrates in plant tissues. If there is a slow growth of shoots, elongation and a pale color, you can apply liquid top dressing based on biohumus. The concentration of the drug is reduced by at least 2 times. |
Diseases and pests
As a rule, watercress does not have time to attract pests in a short ripening period. The danger is soil that has not been treated with potassium permanganate or another antiseptic preparation. From the larvae contained in the soil, a cabbage flea can hatch. The small bug is dark green, brownish or mustard in color. It feeds on young leaves and stems.
The pest spreads very quickly and destroys the entire crop. Greens cannot be treated with chemicals, so they use folk recipes. The soil is sprinkled with a thin layer of wood ash, the shoots are sprayed with a weak solution of table vinegar.
The only disease that can affect spicy greens is black leg. The fungus multiplies in conditions of constant waterlogging of the substrate. Especially if the temperature of the content is kept below 10 ° C. You can only fight the disease preventive measures. Affected sprouts are removed from the bowl at the first symptoms.
Harvest and storage
The first crop of fragrant sprouts is harvested 12-15 days after sowing. Late varieties of watercress begin to be eaten after 3 weeks. Young shoots of watercress are of the greatest value. It is recommended to remove the greens as soon as it grows by 8-10 cm. Cut the spicy grass with sharp scissors.
Tender sprouts of miniature lettuce are not subject to long-term storage. A few days after cutting, the greens lose their juiciness, bitter notes begin to predominate in the taste. It is advisable to immediately use the plant for salads and snacks. Watercress is added to hot dishes after the end of the heat treatment.
The optimal time for harvesting is the morning hours, when plant tissues contain maximum amount moisture.
What to do if watercress has overgrown
Shoots with a height of more than 13 cm lose their taste, become rough, acquire a bitter taste. Sprouts with protruding arrows also become unsuitable.
In order not to lose the harvest of vitamin spices, you should carefully monitor the plantings.
The problem of overripe sprouts occurs when there is an excess planting area. Fast growth greens allows you to plant in small portions every 2 weeks.
So you can always have a bunch of fresh spices on hand all year round.
Rules, secrets and tricks
Growing watercress at home is easy and hassle-free. The maximum yield and high palatability of spicy greens can be obtained if you follow some tricks:
- Too dense seedlings need to be thinned 6-8 days after sowing. The presence of free space will allow you to grow larger leaves.
- In order for thin stems to grow even, you should rotate the watercress container 30-40 ° daily.
- A decrease in temperature after the appearance of the first loops is necessary for the formation of a developed root system. In addition, this allows you to get strong stems, prevent stretching of sprouts.
You can grow watercress at home at any time of the year. It is especially useful to use vitamin seasoning in winter, when the body is deficient in nutrients. Shade-loving, unpretentious plant is ideal for creating a home garden on the windowsill. Properly selected conditions for the growth of miniature shoots will allow you to grow greens in short time and without any extra effort.
Watercress is a grass-like plant that grows quickly, requires little care, and is distinguished by its many beneficial vitamins and minerals. But in winter, our body needs useful substances so much! And if so, then why not start growing watercress on the windowsill right now, so that with the onset of frost it can be eaten?
The easiest way to grow watercress
The cultivation of any plant begins with the purchase of its seeds. But when buying seeds, you should always observe special care so that later at home you do not find that they are completely unprepared for sowing. Therefore, when buying, you need to pay close attention to the shelf life of the seeds and make sure that it is at least six months. And then you need to start considering the package, which in no case should be wrinkled, torn or stained, because this means that the package with the seeds was already soaked through before, which means the seeds in it are completely unsuitable for sowing.
If the packaging is safe and sound, then now you can start thinking about how to plant watercress. The easiest way is to take cotton, wet wipes, paper towels or even a blotting paper, and then put them in any dish with a layer of 2 cm. next step you should take the settled water that flows from the tap in the apartment, and lightly soak the material on which we will grow our useful plant.
Having prepared the container for planting seeds, you should take any other container, pour watercress seeds into it, and fill them with water. After waiting a minute until the seeds swell a little in water, you need to pour it into a container we prepared in advance. And you need to do this very carefully so that the seeds lie evenly in one row. Now it remains only to tightly cover the container with the seeds with cellophane or cling film, and then put the watercress on the windowsill, where sunlight does not reach and where it is not very warm.
As soon as 24 hours have elapsed, the first sprouts will hatch from the seeds and at the same hour, you need to remove the film and start caring for them, watering very often, because watercress will not last long without water, spraying from all sides and at least once a day turning the lettuce container 180 degrees so that the stems of our plant do not lean to one side. This should be done within 2 weeks, after which the salad will grow by 7 cm and it will already be possible to cut and eat it, putting it in hot dishes or salads.
Growing watercress on soil
If you do not want to spend cotton wool, napkins or towels on growing watercress on the windowsill, then you can follow the traditional path and grow tasty and healthy greens on the ground. True, for these purposes it will be necessary to purchase a low flower pot with a hole in the bottom, where excess water will drain as necessary, a package of expanded clay drainage and soil, which will include biohumus.
The first step is to soak the watercress seeds in any vessel in a small amount of settled tap water. While the lettuce is soaking, the bottom of the pot should be covered with drainage 2 cm thick, and soil should be laid out on it with a layer of 3 cm. It remains only to pour a centimeter layer of soil on the seeds, water them lightly and also cover with cellophane or cling film. Now the planting of watercress is completed, and the pot of seeds can be placed in a dark and cool place with an air temperature of 7 degrees.
After a day, the film will need to be removed and watered again with watercress. And as soon as the first light green leaves hatch through the soil, it will be necessary to slightly thin out the plants so that there is at least a small distance of a couple of centimeters between them. Then the pot can be moved to a warmer place with a temperature of 10-15 degrees and start caring for watercress. Moreover, it is very simple to do this - you just need to regularly ventilate the room with the plant, water it and loosen the soil in the pot when it is compacted in it after watering. After 2 weeks, the salad can already be cut and consumed for its intended purpose.
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