Cress
2 min readFastest food crop -- ready in a week. Peppery sprouts for salads and sandwiches.
Quick Answer: How to Grow Cress
Cress takes 7-14 days to harvest. It grows best in 8–18°C with partial shade ok and frequent watering. Cress is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to 0°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.
Growing Requirements
Temperature Range
Growing Tips
Expert Tips
Grow on damp paper towels or soil. Succession sow weekly. Perfect windowsill crop.
Quick Facts
- Grows in 350 of 350 cities
- Available in 7 regions worldwide
- Temperature range: 0°C to 22°C
- Optimal growing: 8°C to 18°C
- Harvest in 7-14 days
Did You Know?
- 🌱 Cress is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
Where to Grow Cress
Cress can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide
Europe
80 cities
Asia
79 cities
North America
78 cities
Africa
39 cities
South America
39 cities
Oceania
19 cities
Middle East
16 cities
🌍 Europe (80 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarhus, DK | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Amsterdam, NL | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Ankara, TR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Antalya, TR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Athens, GR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Barcelona, ES | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bari, IT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Belgrade, RS | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bergen, NO | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Berlin, DE | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bilbao, ES | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bologna, IT | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bordeaux, FR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bratislava, SK | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Brussels, BE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bucharest, RO | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Budapest, HU | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Catania, IT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cologne, DE | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Copenhagen, DK | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Corfu, GR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cork, IE | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dublin, IE | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dubrovnik, HR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Edinburgh, GB | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Florence, IT | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Frankfurt, DE | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Gdansk, PL | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Genoa, IT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Glasgow, GB | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gothenburg, SE | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hamburg, DE | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Helsinki, FI | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Heraklion, GR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Istanbul, TR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Izmir, TR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Krakow, PL | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kyiv, UA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Limassol, CY | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lisbon, PT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ljubljana, SI | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| London, GB | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Lyon, FR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madrid, ES | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Malaga, ES | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Marseille, FR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Milan, IT | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Munich, DE | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Naples, IT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nice, FR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nicosia, CY | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Oslo, NO | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Palermo, IT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Paris, FR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Porto, PT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Poznan, PL | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Prague, CZ | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Reykjavik, IS | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Riga, LV | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Rome, IT | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seville, ES | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sofia, BG | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Split, HR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Stockholm, SE | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Strasbourg, FR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Stuttgart, DE | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tallinn, EE | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Thessaloniki, GR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tirana, AL | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Toulouse, FR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Turin, IT | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Turku, FI | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Valencia, ES | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Valletta, MT | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verona, IT | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Vienna, AT | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Vilnius, LT | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Warsaw, PL | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zagreb, HR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zurich, CH | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
🌏 Asia (79 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Almaty, KZ | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bali, ID | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bandung, ID | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangalore, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangkok, TH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beijing, CN | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Busan, KR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Cebu, PH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chandigarh, IN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chengdu, CN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chennai, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chiang Mai, TH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chittagong, BD | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chongqing, CN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Coimbatore, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Colombo, LK | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Da Nang, VN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dalian, CN | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Davao, PH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delhi, IN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dhaka, BD | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dharan, NP | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fukuoka, JP | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Galle, LK | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guangzhou, CN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Hangzhou, CN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Hanoi, VN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harbin, CN | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Ho Chi Minh City, VN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hong Kong, HK | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyderabad, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Incheon, KR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Indore, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Islamabad, PK | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jaipur, IN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jakarta, ID | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Jeju, KR | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Johor Bahru, MY | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Karachi, PK | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kathmandu, NP | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kochi, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kolkata, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuala Lumpur, MY | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kunming, CN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kyoto, JP | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lahore, PK | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lucknow, IN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Manila, PH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mumbai, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nagoya, JP | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nanjing, CN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Nha Trang, VN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Okinawa, JP | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Osaka, JP | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pattaya, TH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Penang, MY | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phnom Penh, KH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pune, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sapporo, JP | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Seoul, KR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Shanghai, CN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Shenzhen, CN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Siem Reap, KH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Singapore, SG | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surabaya, ID | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surat, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Taipei, TW | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tashkent, UZ | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tbilisi, GE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tokyo, JP | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ulaanbaatar, MN | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Varanasi, IN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vientiane, LA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visakhapatnam, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wuhan, CN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Xi'an, CN | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Xiamen, CN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Yangon, MM | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 North America (78 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Anchorage, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Atlanta, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Austin, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baltimore, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Baton Rouge, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Boise, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Boston, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bridgetown, BB | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buffalo, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Calgary, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cancun, MX | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charleston, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Charlotte, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chattanooga, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chicago, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Denver, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Des Moines, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Detroit, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Edmonton, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| El Paso, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Fargo, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fresno, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Guadalajara, MX | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Halifax, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hartford, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Havana, CU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Honolulu, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Houston, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jacksonville, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kansas City, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kingston, JM | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knoxville, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Las Vegas, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Little Rock, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Los Angeles, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Louisville, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Lubbock, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madison, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Memphis, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Mexico City, MX | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Miami, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Milwaukee, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Minneapolis, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Monterrey, MX | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Montreal, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Nashville, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| New Orleans, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| New York, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Oaxaca, MX | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oklahoma City, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Omaha, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Ottawa, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Panama City, PA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phoenix, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pittsburgh, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Portland, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Puebla, MX | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quebec City, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Raleigh, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Richmond, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Sacramento, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Salt Lake City, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| San Diego, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Francisco, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Jose, CR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santo Domingo, DO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saskatoon, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Savannah, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Seattle, US | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Spokane, US | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| St. Louis, US | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tampa, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Toronto, CA | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tucson, US | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vancouver, CA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Victoria, CA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Winnipeg, CA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌍 Africa (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan, CI | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accra, GH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Addis Ababa, ET | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Algiers, DZ | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Antananarivo, MG | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Arusha, TZ | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bamako, ML | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bloemfontein, ZA | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cairo, EG | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cape Town, ZA | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Casablanca, MA | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dakar, SN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dar es Salaam, TZ | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Douala, CM | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Durban, ZA | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Entebbe, UG | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fez, MA | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Freetown, SL | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harare, ZW | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Johannesburg, ZA | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Kampala, UG | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kigali, RW | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kinshasa, CD | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lagos, NG | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Libreville, GA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lilongwe, MW | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lome, TG | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luanda, AO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lusaka, ZM | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Maputo, MZ | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Marrakech, MA | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mombasa, KE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nairobi, KE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ouagadougou, BF | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port Louis, MU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pretoria, ZA | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Tunis, TN | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Windhoek, NA | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Zanzibar, TZ | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 South America (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa, PE | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Asuncion, PY | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Barranquilla, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Belem, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bogota, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brasilia, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buenos Aires, AR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cali, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Campinas, BR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Caracas, VE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cartagena, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concepcion, CL | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cordoba, AR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Curitiba, BR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cusco, PE | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fortaleza, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Georgetown, GY | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goiania, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guayaquil, EC | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| La Paz, BO | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lima, PE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manaus, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medellin, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mendoza, AR | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Montevideo, UY | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Paramaribo, SR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port of Spain, TT | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Porto Alegre, BR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Quito, EC | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recife, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rio de Janeiro, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rosario, AR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Salvador, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santa Cruz, BO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santiago, CL | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Sao Paulo, BR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Sucre, BO | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Trujillo, PE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Valparaiso, CL | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌊 Oceania (19 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Alice Springs, AU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Auckland, NZ | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Brisbane, AU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Cairns, AU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canberra, AU | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Christchurch, NZ | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Darwin, AU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dunedin, NZ | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gold Coast, AU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Hamilton, NZ | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Hobart, AU | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Melbourne, AU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Noumea, NC | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Perth, AU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Suva, FJ | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sydney, AU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Townsville, AU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wellington, NZ | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🕌 Middle East (16 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, AE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Amman, JO | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baghdad, IQ | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Beirut, LB | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Doha, QA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dubai, AE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Erbil, IQ | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jeddah, SA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuwait City, KW | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manama, BH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Muscat, OM | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Riyadh, SA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sana'a, YE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tabriz, IR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tehran, IR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tel Aviv, IL | easy | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
When should I plant cress in my city?
The best time to plant cress depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 8°C and 18°C. Since cress is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.
Can I grow cress in winter?
Yes, cress is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to 0°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.
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When should I plant cress?
The best time to plant cress depends on your local climate. Cress grows best in temperatures between 8°C and 18°C (can tolerate 0°C to 22°C). Cress is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.
Can cress grow in tropical climates?
Cress is not well-suited for tropical climates. It prefers cooler conditions with temperatures between 8°C and 18°C. In tropical areas, it may bolt, fail to fruit, or suffer from heat stress. Consider growing it in cooler seasons or at higher elevations.
How long does cress take to grow?
Cress typically takes 7-14 days from planting to harvest. It requires partial shade ok and frequent watering. Grow on damp paper towels or soil. Succession sow weekly. Perfect windowsill crop.
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