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growing watercress, i've read somewhere it can be grown in a bucket(?) anyone tried and grown with success?

Hi jb,
Yes, grew it once in a spring run off that existed beside one of my plots many years ago.
Needs fresh water, flowing, to be successful. Failed after a while. Spring dried up - as they do!
:'(

I'm doing it in a plastic washing up bowl.  I bought some fresh watercress that still had some roots on and planted them in the bowl - put about an inch of sieved soil in the bottom and filed it with water.  They grew away very quickly and I cropped some but then they went to seed.  So I let them set seed into the water and the second lot is now at the seedling stage.

I grew some from seed in a 12" pot of compost stood in a saucer of water,  changing the water daily.  It was very successful.   :)

G x

This is really exciting news!

Quote from: ceres on July 31, 2008, 21:00:21
I'm doing it in a plastic washing up bowl.  I bought some fresh watercress that still had some roots on and planted them in the bowl - put about an inch of sieved soil in the bottom and filed it with water.  They grew away very quickly and I cropped some but then they went to seed.  So I let them set seed into the water and the second lot is now at the seedling stage.

okay stupid question on the way .................................. where do you buy fresh watercress from?

I bought a bag of organic stuff from Waitrose.  I can't remember the name of the brand but it wasn't their own.  I think it was less than a pound. 

I can let you have some seeds if you want to try it that way too.  I saved some when it went to seed.