Upland Cress (Barbarea verna)

Also called creasy greens in the South, this easy-to-grow, peppery-tasting winter cress adds a nice spark to salads. Harvest it as a micro green, baby green, or allow its leaves to mature fully. Slow to bolt.

• 250 seeds minimum
• Germination: 2-3 days
• Maturity: 7-14 days for microgreens, 50 days for mature plant
• Direct sow 1/8-1/4 deep partial shade as soon as soil can be worked.
• Thin seedlings to 4″ apart; space rows 18-24 apart.