Curled Cress, Heirloom Seeds

Curled Cress, Heirloom Seeds — The Fast-Growing Peppery Salad Green Ready in Days

Curled Cress (Lepidium sativum) is one of the fastest crops you can grow — a peppery, watercress-like salad green that is ready to harvest in as little as 10–14 days from sowing. The deeply curled, bright green leaves carry a sharp, peppery bite that adds life to salads, sandwiches, and garnishes. Grow in the garden, in containers, or on a windowsill year-round. An excellent microgreen and sprouting green. Cool-season annual that thrives in spring and fall.

Why Grow Curled Cress?

• One of the fastest crops — harvest in as little as 10–14 days
• Sharp, peppery flavor — adds life to salads, sandwiches, and garnishes
• Grow anywhere — garden, containers, or windowsill year-round
• Excellent microgreen and sprouting green — fast and flavorful
• Cool-season performer — thrives in spring and fall
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Direct sow outdoors in early spring or fall in full sun to part shade. Sow seeds thinly on the surface or barely cover. Keep soil consistently moist. Harvest with scissors when 2–3 inches tall. Succession sow every 1–2 weeks for continuous harvest. Can be grown indoors on a windowsill year-round.

Days to maturity: 10–14 days (cress), 30–40 days (full)
Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Annual
Sun: Full sun to part shade
USDA Zones: All U.S. zones