Indian cress. Low cress Mix. Annual flower seeds.

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Cress is a modest plant that forms a large green mass, blooms profusely and produces seeds.

Sow with seeds, sowing in May in a permanent place, in pots, beds, as a ground cover.

Very sensitive to spring frosts - sown early in the ground. If frosts are expected at night - cover.

Can be sown in the garden from mid-May.

Cress is heat-requiring - for cultivation, a sunny, sufficiently moist place should be chosen, protected from prevailing winds. Any garden soil is suitable for cultivation, but it will feel best in soils that are rich in phosphorus, but low in nitrogen, because nitrogen promotes the growth of stems and leaves, but negatively affects the formation of flowers

Usage.

Low cress is used for salads, mostly fresh and dried flowers

When preserving seeds green and ripe, the taste is similar to capers.

Watercress leaves are sometimes added to soft cheeses and cream cheeses to create a sharper taste.

The most delicious are the young, tender leaves.

Watercress is rich in vitamin C and substances that have an antibiotic effect.

Restaurants mostly use fresh petals, which are healthy, tasty and beautifully decorate any dish.

Watercress is a nectar plant that blooms from June to September frosts.

Watercress has been considered a medicinal plant since ancient times. . Healing properties are possessed by the leaves, flowers and seeds. The leaves and flowers are used throughout the flowering period. In terms of the amount of vitamin C, watercress surpasses the vitamin-rich nettle, but in terms of the amount of carotene, the flowers can compete with the record holder carrot, the carrot. The brighter the flowers, the greater the amount of carotene in them.

The plants are harvested in August and September. Carefully dried and stored in a dry place, in a closed container.

Cress is used both for compresses and for making ointments and tea. Cress has bactericidal, lung-cleansing, vasodilating, and diuretic properties.

In Bolivia, cress has long been used to heal wounds, and in Bulgaria, in folk medicine, it was used to treat bronchitis.

Cress repels aphids, cabbage pests, and Colorado beetles.

The ethylene gas released by cress helps fruits and tomatoes ripen faster, so it is worth sowing it in a greenhouse,

Seeds in a package of 3 pcs.