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Watercress

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.

Who is Stachi? →

The plant's year: sowing, transplanting, harvest

Sowing

Transplanting

Harvest

Good neighbours

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Avoid these neighbours

No known conflicts.

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Good pre-cultures

Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.

Sources

  • LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion

Where these figures come from

Timing
Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Spacing
Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Companion planting
Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Crop rotation
Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Yield
Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Sources: LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion

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