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Garden cress

Lepidium sativum

Fast-growing peppery leafy vegetable, often eaten as a young microgreen or salad green.

Family

Brassicaceae

Temperature

14-21°C (absolute 3-28°C)

Rainfall

1000-1800mm (absolute 600-2500mm)

Altitude

2900m

Soil pH

6-7 (absolute 5.5-7.5)

Soil types

Fertile, moisture-retentive well-drained soils