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I am a Master Composter and have spent more than a decade as a volunteer Community Compost adviser with Garden Organic and my local Council.
I'm a self employed Environmental Educator so I run workshops and events where I talk about compost, veg growing, chicken keeping, cooking, preserving and sustainable living. I also run crafts workshops and Forest School/outdoor play sessions in our wood.

We try to live a more self sufficient lifestyle here, as best we can, while still having a comfortable life and lots of fun.


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Saturday 26 May 2012

Growing Watercress

Something I am very pleased about this year is my success at growing Watercress "Aqua" - never tried this before as I thought it needed clean flowing water ( like the watercress beds in Hertfordshire near where I grew up as a child) but no! you CAN grow it in a pot! and it is lovely!


As the seed is very small you need very fine graded growing medium. - sieve it if it is a bit coarse


See how tiny the seed is?



Sprinkle the seed on the surface and just pat into the growing medium, do not cover.


Label and sit the pot in a container of water - do not water from the top as you will wash the fine seed away!

In about 8 weeks ( or maybe less) you will have this - you can keep on cutting and it will regrow as long as you cut the tips out and leave some nodes for regrowth to occur.

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4 comments:

  1. Sue30 May 2012 at 08:15

    Brilliant I may give this a go, I've never grown watercress before, like you I thought they needed to be in moving water.

    Sue xx

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  2. Compostwoman30 May 2012 at 10:02

    Sue, you can also grow it from a bunch bought from a shop - stand it in water and you will see roots grow - and more leaves will grow on the stems.
    Happy watercress growing :-)

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  3. Sol20 June 2012 at 21:50

    cool. I think I will have to try this!

    thanks

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  4. frugal freesia22 June 2012 at 14:08

    What a great idea, will try that tomorrow when I got some plants from the shop.

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