Garden Cress Seeds - Lepidium sativum
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Garden cress, or Lepidium sativum, goes by many names: poor man's pepper, pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, aleev, and mustard cress. Whatever you call it, cress is an extremely fast and easy-to-grow cool season herb with a flavor similar to watercress or arugula. Eat it wherever you would typically use lettuce or another raw leafy salad green. It has many uses in the kitchen and is also a useful medicinal herb.
- Spicy Greens & Medicinal Herb - Garden cress, or Lepidium sativum, is a fast-growing edible herb with a spicy horseradish flavor. The leaves are delicious at full grown stage or as baby greens for eating on salads, sandwiches, and other culinary uses. The seed, root, stems, and leaves are used as a medicinal herb to support women's health, digestion, respiration, and circulation.
- Versatile Plants - Although garden cress is difficult to store long-term, sprouting it from seeds is very easy and the plants will easily self-sow. Due to the quick germination rate, these fast-growing herbs are often used in school experiments or to teach students about plant growth. It also is used to test compost quality (poor compost will harm the plants and interfere with their germination). Cress can be grown indoors in hydroponic or container gardens in any zone. In Zones 6-9, it can be grown in the outdoor garden during fall and spring. In hotter weather, grow it in partial shade.
Garden Cress Seeds - Lepidium sativum
Heirloom Herb Seeds
All of our seeds are open-pollinated, non-GMO, heirloom varieties with tested germination rates
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Self-Reliance For The Future
- Sustainable Living - Cultivating your own herbs contributes to a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Growing your herbs allows for fresher and more flavorful additions to your dishes compared to store-bought alternatives. Plus, cultivating herbs provides a habitat for beneficial insects, promoting biodiversity in your garden.
- Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Each package also has instructions for saving seeds after harvest. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
- Quality Seeds - Plant now or store for future growing seasons. These seeds will remain viable for years if stored in a cool dry location. Our safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds are always open-pollinated, naturally grown, untreated, and selected to ensure the best germination rates
Frequently Asked Questions
What are heirloom seeds?
What are heirloom seeds?
Heirloom seeds are the types of seeds your grandparents grew. These varieties have been passed down from generation to generation. They’re old reliable open-pollinated varieties that aren’t typically grown commercially. Instead, they have a rich history that predates modern breeding techniques.
You can learn more about open-pollinated, heirloom, and non-GMO seeds in our Survival Garden Training blog.
Where are Survival Garden Seeds sourced?
Where are Survival Garden Seeds sourced?
The majority of our seeds are sourced in the United States, with a few exceptions when the seed is difficult to source domestically. Whenever we do have to source outside of the US, we ensure our seeds are safe to grow, non-GMO varieties that meet our standards for germination and reliability.
Are your seeds treated?
Are your seeds treated?
No, we do not pre-treat our farmer seeds. All of our garden seeds for sale are untreated, open-pollinated, non-GMO, and heirloom varieties. They are kept in temperature-controlled cooler storage until they are packed and shipped to keep them pest and disease-free.
In what zones can I grow your seeds?
In what zones can I grow your seeds?
The seeds in our collections are specifically chosen from varieties that can be successfully grown from Zone 3 to Zone 10 USDA Hardiness Zones. However, individual varieties have specific needs to thrive in different environments. Each seed pack has optimal temperatures for germination and instructions on seed starting. Consult local frost dates to plan your garden and get the most out of your seeds.
What is the shelf life of these gardening seeds?
What is the shelf life of these gardening seeds?
Our seeds will generally last for 3-10 years if they are appropriately stored in a cool, dry place. However, we encourage you to grow your survival seeds within a year or two of purchase. This yields the best germination rates possible and also gives you more experience growing survival food now. At the end of the growing season, follow the instructions on the back of each packet for saving seeds for future gardens. These new seeds for survival will be more adapted to thrive in the growing conditions where you are.
