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Old 24-03-2007, 10:35 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Dave Hill Dave Hill is offline
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Default Water cress growing? How?

On 24 Mar, 20:21, Rich wrote:
I would like to grow some watercress
Don't have stream have a tiny concrete pond about a meter round but
not flowing
Is it possible and where do you get seeds or plants?
Thanks
Rich
Westerly 2219 DAVICO


Buy a bunch/bag of watercress and you can plant most of the stems.
If you fill Large flower pots with peat based compost, top with gravel
and plant the stems in into them, then stand the pots in the edge of
the pond or in a container with about an inch or so of water it
should grow for you.

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries