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Old April 14th 05, 08:03 PM
CanadianCowboy
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Default Watercress

I am confused on weather a Watercress plant floats or is potted .

Can anybody fill me in on this. I want to buy some at the grocery store
and then allow it to grow roots but then I am not sure if it can just
float or be tied down or potted or what ???
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Old April 14th 05, 09:55 PM
Heather
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I just stuck the stems under a rock or laid on top of the water. Doesn't
matter. It will still send out roots and grow like crazy.

"CanadianCowboy" wrote in message
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I am confused on weather a Watercress plant floats or is potted .

Can anybody fill me in on this. I want to buy some at the grocery store
and then allow it to grow roots but then I am not sure if it can just
float or be tied down or potted or what ???



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Old April 14th 05, 10:42 PM
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Throw a couple handfuls in the pond and it''l find a happy place,
believe me.

My waterfall gets overgrown, I have to keep pulling it out to keep it
from taking over completely.

MP.

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:03:46 GMT, CanadianCowboy
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I am confused on weather a Watercress plant floats or is potted .

Can anybody fill me in on this. I want to buy some at the grocery store
and then allow it to grow roots but then I am not sure if it can just
float or be tied down or potted or what ???


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Old April 14th 05, 10:53 PM
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I float mine in a slotted basket with a brick in it - so that it stays were
I want it to be. When the roots develop, you can put it by the side of the
pond and hold it in place with a rock. Or you can just leave it in the
slotted basket.

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I am confused on weather a Watercress plant floats or is potted .

Can anybody fill me in on this. I want to buy some at the grocery store
and then allow it to grow roots but then I am not sure if it can just
float or be tied down or potted or what ???



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Old April 14th 05, 11:01 PM
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Just an update.. 5 of the grocery stores here do not carry it, and say that
it looks bad whenever supplied.

One store is ordering me some, but when I checked today, they did not get
thier shipment of it for some warehouse reason.

They are going to try to get it in again on saturday.

Is watercress a seasonal thing, or are there ever any issues with it?

It doesn't sound like it from the ng posts....


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Old April 14th 05, 11:22 PM
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You know, I really can't say... as I only look for it during the
spring, I'm not sure if it is available the rest of the year.

kathy :-)

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Old April 15th 05, 12:39 AM
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A few years ago one of the local stores said they could order a crate
of it for $60. Last year I bought a bunch of seed packets at Walmart
and had loads of it between the rocks and in the top of the biofilter.
Plus, I had a couple of months of salad from it. I just sprinkle the
seeds on a pan of dirt and keep it really wet. Happy water Gardening.

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Old April 15th 05, 02:11 AM
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I checked at Wal-Mart and Lowe's and neither had watercress seeds...

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A few years ago one of the local stores said they could order a crate
of it for $60. Last year I bought a bunch of seed packets at Walmart
and had loads of it between the rocks and in the top of the biofilter.
Plus, I had a couple of months of salad from it. I just sprinkle the
seeds on a pan of dirt and keep it really wet. Happy water Gardening.



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Old April 15th 05, 08:01 AM
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Here in SoCal, Asian supermarkets have them year round.

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Is watercress a seasonal thing, or are there ever any issues with it?

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Old April 15th 05, 01:02 PM
Bonnie NJ
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It's available here year round. Sometimes it looks better than others.

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"Gareee©" wrote in message
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Just an update.. 5 of the grocery stores here do not carry it, and say
that it looks bad whenever supplied.

One store is ordering me some, but when I checked today, they did not get
thier shipment of it for some warehouse reason.

They are going to try to get it in again on saturday.

Is watercress a seasonal thing, or are there ever any issues with it?

It doesn't sound like it from the ng posts....


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