Light
Full sun to light partial shade. Some afternoon shade helps keep leaf crops cooler during hot spells.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Curly Cress Peppergrass
Lepidium sativum · Curly Cress Peppergrass
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Curly Cress Peppergrass has fine, frilly green leaves on a quick-growing annual.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep the root zone consistently moist while maintaining a clean growing medium.
Soil & drainage
Fertile, moisture-retaining soil or potting mix.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Sow shallowly in cool conditions and bright light. Thin seedlings so leaves can expand.
Harvest
Snip young leafy shoots, leaving some growth for recovery.
Through the seasons
Regular small sowings supply tender leaves. Hot, dry conditions shorten the picking period.
When your plant needs help
- Sow little and often for tender shoots; this Lepidium crop differs from perennial watercress.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.