American Land Cress

[Alice]

I planted some American Land Cress seeds in a pot in the hope of getting a few plants to vary my winter leaves collection. Been there for weeks and nothing has germinated - even the parsnip has beat it to it.
Is it difficult to germinate ?
Should I be growing it - I think I saw somewhere on here it can spread all over the place.
Is it worth resowing.
It was a new packet of seed. I had the same problem with Lambs Lettuce.

[Flummery]

I've grown land cress and lamb's lettuce before - some years ago I admit, but I don't remember any problem with germination. I didn't have a problem with it spreading either - I assume that's if you let it go to seed Alice.
Try it again. I think I sowed them in Autumn to get over-wintered crops. they were good.

[serenity]

I have planted some of these this year too for the first time. They took AGES to germinate and the growth now is very slow

[Alice]

Thanks Flummery and Serenity. It is early in the year and there is no rush for leaves I want for the winter. I think I'll leave it for a bit and resow, and see if they do better then. Anybody else got any ideas, or had any success. I'm not looking for anything fikey. I thought they would be sure fire.

[Grandpadragon]

Thanks for cheering me up! I just sown some seed.

[JennieAtkinson]

I;ll hold fire with mine then! Its still very chilly at times and quite a difference still between day and night temperatures.

[Waffler]

I sowed some a few days ago - nothing yet, but I'll report back as and when they germinate. Never done it before, but fancied it as an 'easier' (?) alternative to watercress - which I love.

[serenity]

these are my land cress seedlings at about 4 weeks planted in a large cat litter tray from the pound shop
I had planned to grow as a cut and come again crop but acording to joy larcom this is not always a sucess as they may not resprout so I plan on thinning out later today. She also says 8 weeks from sowing to cropping so these guys have some growing to do

[Alice]

What a surprise. I was going to rid of the pot with the landcress and call it a dud, but I looked, they had germinated. Puny looking seedlings. As for 8 weeks from sowing to cropping - they've been 4 weeks germinating. I thought they were slow cropping and I'm really growing them for winter leaves. Looks like that'll be about right at present rate of progress.