The Dr Hessayon book mentions 'Land Cress' as an easily-grown alternative to the somewhat more difficult Water Cress. Has anyone grown this? I cannot find it in the catalogs..perhaps it goes by a different name?
thanks
You may find it under American Land Cress or Corn Salad, I have two rows in the garden as we type, very frost hardy. Try Claytonia, better tasting the Land Cress. Available from the Organic Gardening Catalogue
I thought Corn Salad = Lamb's Leaf Lettuce
...or are all 3 the same thing?
surely not?
Land (American) cress is much more like watercress - and don't go by Dobies illustration, which is much more like a lettuce.
Next time, why not grow Marshall's watercress? We do it in trays - great stuff - especially if you have some protection. If I can find the photo, I'll post it. - Tim
While this particular posting would be more appropriate on the Ponds Board, I would point out that for anyone with a pond and a circulating pump water cress is very easy to grow. Just buy a bunch from Tesco in the spring, place it in your waterfall, and spend the rest of the summer raking our bunches.
water purity certified by the EU - of course! - Tim
I have an empty greenhouse. Can Claytonia be sown in it now for winter cropping?