Mr Fothergills Mustard & Cress Seed (1)

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A delicious salad and sandwich ingredient, Mustard Cress takes up little space and a very small amount of your time.

Cress, sometimes referred to as garden cress to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress, is a rather fast-growing, edible herb. Among dietary minerals, manganese levels are high (26% DV) while several others, including potassium and magnesium, are in moderate content (table). If you want to grow mustard and cress to harvest them at the same time, then you need to sow the mustard 3-4 days ahead, because mustard seedlings grow faster. Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above.It is also eaten as sprouts, and the fresh or dried seed pods can be used as a peppery seasoning ( haloon). Fresh and peppery, mustard cress is ideal in sandwiches and salads for added kick or also great as a garnish.

Garden cress, known as chandrashoor, and the seeds, known as aaliv or aleev in Marathi, or halloon [11] in India, are commonly used in the system of Ayurveda. If it’s the middle of winter and there’s nothing much going on in the vegetable garden, or you want some easy and ultra-fresh salad greens, or a rainy day project to help keep the kids occupied, then try growing mustard and cress! If you want something a bit milder, look for oilseed rape (canola) seeds – they can be grown the same way. You can crowd them in – they’re not going to grow big enough to need any space, and you want plenty to harvest.Mustard Cress is a wonderful ingredient in salads and works well in combination with carpaccio or raw fish.

Keep the seeds dark until after germination and then move to a warm well lit spot ensuring that the medium stays moist. To boost the nutritional value of microgreens include extra-virgin olive oil with your meal as the presence of oil helps improve the bioavailability of the fat-soluble nutrients in microgreens (carotenoids, vitamin E, and vitamin K). L. sativum is often used in experiments to teach biology to students in schools; the plant grows readily on damp paper or cotton, and its fast germination and development time makes it useful in demonstrating plant growth.When consumed raw, cress is a high- nutrient food containing substantial content of vitamins A, C and K and several dietary minerals.