Comments on: Home Grown Watercress

By: ID. Walters

ID. Walters — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:09:19 +0000

I’ve heard it is possible toget Lungworm from watercress grown in garden ponds, is thi true?

By: Sarah Cabral

Sarah Cabral — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:14:12 +0000

Hi Maureen,

According to the following 2 links, you shouldn’t have problems with liver fluke:

http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=264
http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=299

By: Maureen

Maureen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:14:08 +0000

Hi, I have a pond which is fed by a spring and have a lot of watercress in it. Is it all right to feed it to my guinea pigs, All my family are eating it now, it was a bunch I had from the supermarket, and planted it at the corner of my pond. Some one told me that yiou can get liver fluke from growing your own water cress is this true. Regards Maureen

By: Jairo

Jairo — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:42:26 +0000

Hi
Can someone tel me if I can plant watercress in September? I have a pond with a good filter and the water is always clear.I want use the watercress to feed my terrapins and for a nice salad as well.Is it safe?

By: Sarah Cabral

Sarah Cabral — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:13:49 +0000

Watercress ideally likes to grow in running water but according to my research, it is possible to grow it in pots as long as the soil is kept wet. You can also stand the pots in a water filled container and change the water daily. Others have had success with Aqua and Truewater varieties of watercress.

By: Minh Chau Nguyen

Minh Chau Nguyen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:32:26 +0000

Please show me some secret to plant watercress indoor.

By: Moira

Moira — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:06:00 +0000

Hi Sarah,

Tried growing the waatercress on my own from seed but found that it was not leafy enough, can you tell me what one I should grow to get the big leaves?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:25:15 +0000

we have just brought some watercress in a pot what would you suggest is the best way to store it

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:26:18 +0000

Hi Moira,

My friends have an Iguana too and watercress is a big favourite of hers. You could try growing your own watercress or maybe see if your Iguana likes land cress as it’s easier to grow, see the post above and subsequent comments for ideas & links :)

By: Moira

Moira — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:52:11 +0000

My Iguana is 14 years old and had enjoyed eating watercress since making him a veggie can someone please tell me how I would grow my own for his consumption? Asda and Tesco are now selling it with a peppered flavour therefore I have decided to grow my own.

Thanks for any advice that I can get