Cress

Salad & baby leaves are easy to grow and can be harvested in a short period, thus enabling them to fit into almost any rotation. They can be sown in relatively small pots and containers or between rows of slower growing species in the garden. Try sowing immediately after early crops i.e. first early potatoes, you should still have time to plant spring cabbage or sow an overwintering green manure once the leaves are harvested. Given the right conditions many species will regrow giving you a second crop if required. On top of this they are highly nutritious and add a new dimension to your diet. Go on, try some - we think you’ll like them. Create your own salad bag! Grow your own, with a little planning you can be harvesting fresh salad leaves everyday from your very own garden, allotment or even your patio. Know exactly how and where your leaves are grown. Instructions: Cut + rinse + eat! Simple! 

Sow from March onwards 1cm (^1/2") deep in rows 30cm (1ft) apart for summer/autumn crops and again in September for a winter crop. With the exception of Upland Cress, winter crops may need protection.