Herbs · Perennial
Watercress
Brassicaceae
At a glance
- Plant spacing
- 15 cm
- USDA zones
- 4a–10a
- Frost-sensitive
- no
- Growth duration
- 6 weeks
Which beds suit?
- Sun (prefers)
- partial shadeAlso okay:shade
- Soil (prefers)
- loamyAlso okay:raised-bed mix
- Drainage (prefers)
- heavy / waterloggedAlso okay:normal
Seed & start
Perennial
Plant once, returns every year.
Stachi's tip
Watercress wants WET — a tray of water under the pot, constantly damp. Tricky in a raised bed; possible in a part-shaded, permanently moist corner. When it works: peppery-fresh, vitamin-rich, part of the Frankfurt green sauce.
Sowing
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Transplanting
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Harvest
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Good neighbours
Avoid these neighbours
No known conflicts.
Good pre-cultures
Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.
Sources
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion
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