Grow Cress Microgreens without Soil

Almost everyone knows this microgreen, and many of us have grown it ourselves, thus diving into the world of microgreens early on with cress.

How does it taste?

It not only tastes good, it also smells good. The slightly peppery, fresh taste and smell of garden cress adds spice to the kitchen.

Best served with?

Conjure up a hint of spring on your sandwich or use cress as an ingredient in a delicious dip. Cress is one of the seven herbs in the popular Frankfurt Green Sauce, but it's also a real hit as a pesto on its own.

Cress knowledge

Garden cress is primarily known as a microgreen; after all, we probably all grew our own cress in school or kindergarten. And then ate it right away. But if we let it grow, it develops into a proud plant up to 50 cm tall with beautiful white to pink flowers. In addition to the leaves, the flowers are also edible and a sophisticated eye-catcher on your salad.

These cruciferous vegetables probably originated in West or Central Asia. In addition to garden cress, there are other types of cress: The best known are nasturtium and watercress. However, there is no close relationship here, only a similarity in name.

What's in it?

Cress is said to have aphrodisiac properties and is also a real pick-me-up thanks to folic acid. Vitamin E has an antioxidant effect and thus protects against harmful external influences.