WATERCRESS
CAN BE GROWN IN POTS. Watercress, so welcome on the tea table, can be grown by any amateur even though his garden may not boast a stream. Obtain a number of pots, put in some drainage material, and fill them with ordinary soil. Now secure some old bowls or pans; it does not matter what these are so long as they hold water. Separate a bunch of watercress into pieces and insert the portions in the soil in the pots as if they were cuttings. Fill the bowls to half their depth with water, and put in the pots. Move them to a sheltered position out of doors, or put them in a room or shed near the w’indow. and keep the bowls well supplied with water. After a week or so pull one of the cuttings slightly; if it seems to have rooted pinch the top right off, and do the same with the others. The little plants will then commence to produce a quantity of new shoots, and as these become large enough they may be gathered. The more watercress is picked the more freely does it grow. In this way it is possible to maintain a supply with very little trouble. Watercress grown in this way is very crisp and tender.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 April 1938, Page 5
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