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- When and how is watercress harvested?
- The private harvest of watercress
- How to use watercress
- Processing tips for watercress:
- Health benefits of watercress
- Tips & Tricks
When and how is watercress harvested?
Watercress is harvested in professional cultivation mostly in the winter months, the season begins in September and ends in May with the beginning of flowering. Because the watercress is quite sensitive to pressure, it is cut by hand.
Previous article How to properly cultivate watercressIn some farms, a scythe is used for the harvest. The shoots are cut about 10 to 15 cm long and bundled by weight. The weight varies depending on the customer between 70 and 120 grams.
The private harvest of watercress
If you have watercress in your garden, then you can also harvest them from September. Through a regular cut the plant is constantly repelling, so even during the summer ripe shoots are available and you always have fresh watercress available.
Cut young tender shoots of about 5 - 7 cm in length, these taste particularly delicious. Be careful not to accidentally tear out the roots and do not prune the whole plant. So the herb has the opportunity to quickly recover and exorcise and you can reap soon.
How to use watercress
Watercress is versatile. In nineteenth-century England, it was even a staple food. You can eat watercress both raw and cooked. The simplest use is to sprinkle the chopped cabbage on a buttered bread or to mix it with a salad. Watercress can also be prepared as spinach as a vegetable. Its spicy-spicy taste goes well with eggs.
Processing tips for watercress:
Health benefits of watercress
Watercress is very rich in vitamins and minerals and of course very healthy. It acts diuretic, hematopoietic and appetizing. For these reasons, it is often used for spring cures and detoxification, but also for rheumatism and kidney problems. Because the watercress is also bite-inducing, it should be used with caution during pregnancy.
Tips & Tricks
If you have a sensitive stomach, leave the hackled watercress in the air for a few minutes before eating or for further processing, making it easier to digest.
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