Winter Cress / Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) seeds

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Winter Cress / Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) seeds

Excellent vitamin C provider with spicy taste for the cold season.
Contents: Approx. 1000 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly.

2,45 €

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SKU: BAR01

GTIN: 4250601200750

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Yellow rocket is an old European spinach and lettuce plant with vigorous cress aroma. The young leaves can be prepared as a salad. If the herb is planted in the fall, it can be harvested in winter, hence the name "Winter Cress".

Plant description

Species:	Brassicaceae
Flower colour:	Yellow
Special features:	Needs light to germinate Food for bees
Lifecycle:	Biennial Perennial
Eventual height:	20-60 cm
Flowering months:	May June July

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Shade Full sun
Sowing depth:	0 cm
Planting distance:	20 cm
Row spacing:	20 cm
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
When to sow outdoors:	March April August September October

Sow directly into vegetable patch, starting from March until August. Plant in rows (distance: 20-25 cm). The seed should be covered and pressed with a layer of soil 1-2 times the thickness of the seed. Grows very fast. Possibly needs watering in summer. Harvest: April to September. Take the leaves of 15 - 40cm large plants.

Other names

Botanical name:	Barbarea vulgaris, B. arcuata, Arabis barbarea, Campe rivularis, Eruca barbarea, Erysimum arcuatum
German names:	Barbenkraut, Echte Winterkresse, Barbenhederich