Vegetable

• Ideal for : Children

Description

Barbarea vulgaris. A new 100% variegated introduction. Winter cress is very popular as a salad ingredient with a taste and look reminiscent of watercress. Harvest virtually all the year round, if covered with cloches during severe winter weather.

Flavour guide: Crisp and tangy; alternative to watercress.

Sowing Instructions

Sow March to August outdoors, or anytime under glass. Seed is very small, so sow thinly about 6mm (½in) deep in drills about 25cm (10in) apart. Alternatively sow indoors in pots or trays, on the surface of a good, moist, seed compost and cover with a sprinkling of vermiculite or compost. Keep at a temperature about 15C (60F) until after germination which takes about 14 days.

Aftercare

Keep well watered during dry weather to reduce bolting and to maintain leaf quality.

Kitchen Notes

Eyecatching colour to add to a mixed salad.