Comments for Clarkarty original http://www.clarkarty.com This is what I do Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Herb Hawn http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Herb Hawn Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:38:28 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-633 What a great and well written article. Great pictures to help too. My wife and I discovered a large plot of watercress last month, appearing to be growing wild in an Arkansas stream. We revisited the site just yesterday and not a leaf in sight. I guess that it wasn't as "wild" as we thought. She bought some tonight and I downloaded your article for her to study. I like the fact that you do answer the questions in the comments. Thanks for helping us. What a great and well written article. Great pictures to help too. My wife and I discovered a large plot of watercress last month, appearing to be growing wild in an Arkansas stream. We revisited the site just yesterday and not a leaf in sight. I guess that it wasn’t as “wild” as we thought. She bought some tonight and I downloaded your article for her to study. I like the fact that you do answer the questions in the comments. Thanks for helping us.

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by serene koh http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-616 serene koh Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-616 I really had given up on planting watercress. I had tried many ways but to no avail. Your article really stimulate me and give me the confidence to give it another go cause I love watercress a lot , not only me, my whole family,in fact. Thanks a million. I will go to our local market to buy some watercress tomorrow and get down to the project. wish me luck this time around, ok. once again, thank you very much. fr serene koh I really had given up on planting watercress. I had tried many ways but to no avail. Your
article really stimulate me and give me the confidence to give it another go cause I love watercress a lot , not only me, my whole family,in fact. Thanks a million. I will go to our local market to buy some watercress tomorrow and get down to the project. wish me luck this time around, ok. once again, thank you very much. fr serene koh

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Easymouser http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Easymouser Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:59:08 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-570 Very interesting article and great to have the pictures even though the explanation was simple enough to follow. I have heard that you can plant it indoors in a glass bowl with marbles at the base to hold the roots and just water with no compost. I'm going to try both as we were given some fresh watercress with roots from a neighbours stream. This also had some seed heads so that's my 3rd option. Oh happy days, let the trials begin. Very interesting article and great to have the pictures even though the explanation was simple enough to follow. I have heard that you can plant it indoors in a glass bowl with marbles at the base to hold the roots and just water with no compost. I’m going to try both as we were given some fresh watercress with roots from a neighbours stream. This also had some seed heads so that’s my 3rd option. Oh happy days, let the trials begin.

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Jurgen Leipert http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Jurgen Leipert Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:49:12 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-562 Hi I built a fish pond some five years ago and threw in a handful of water cress once the fish and pond plants were established. Since then I have a year-round supply of the stuff and each spring I throw a few arms ful in the compst bin. Once it flowers it comes up every where so if you got to grow, you will have job on your hands to get rid of it. Jurgen Hi I built a fish pond some five years ago and threw in a handful of water cress once the fish and pond plants were established. Since then I have a year-round supply of the stuff and each spring I throw a few arms ful in the compst bin. Once it flowers it comes up every where so if you got to grow, you will have job on your hands to get rid of it.
Jurgen

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Colin http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Colin Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:56:04 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-515 <a href="#comment-243" rel="nofollow">@Sharron Clemons </a> As long as they have a good base as in rich compost and watered regularly, they should do well. @Sharron Clemons
As long as they have a good base as in rich compost and watered regularly, they should do well.

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Heather http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Heather Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:56:23 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-514 Hi there, very useful - thank you! I have some watercress stalks with roots in a jug on my windowsill at the moment and was wondering how best to plant them up (I just noticed a few roots on some of the stems I bought from the supermarket and stuck them in water to see what would happen). I love watercress but it's so expensive for a small bag - growing my own should save me a small fortune! The roots are now quite developed, so I'm planning on potting them up & growing them indoors on the kitchen windowsill. Will they carry on growing all year round grow all year or do they die back in the winter - if they die back, will they regrow or will I have to plant new ones? Great site and your pictures are very clear and helpful, thank you. Hi there, very useful – thank you! I have some watercress stalks with roots in a jug on my windowsill at the moment and was wondering how best to plant them up (I just noticed a few roots on some of the stems I bought from the supermarket and stuck them in water to see what would happen). I love watercress but it’s so expensive for a small bag – growing my own should save me a small fortune! The roots are now quite developed, so I’m planning on potting them up & growing them indoors on the kitchen windowsill. Will they carry on growing all year round grow all year or do they die back in the winter – if they die back, will they regrow or will I have to plant new ones? Great site and your pictures are very clear and helpful, thank you.

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Susie http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Susie Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:57:26 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-492 Does watercress require a certain PH? I took some from a stream 160 km from here, and hope to keep it in a basket in the Yukon River, which flows past my cabin. The Yukon R. is very alkaline (8.3). I am not sure of the PH in the stream where I got it. Also, I should mention that this stuff grows wild in abundance in this particular stream. The water comes from a spring only 50 meters away, so I do not know where all the nutrients are coming from, but it grows like crazy. Plus, the winters get fairly cold (-35C would be about the coldest, with averages around -15C), and yet it comes back every spring. I guess the stream does not freeze deeper down or somehow the roots survive. Just thought I'd let you all know. I live in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Where the watercress grows naturally is more temperate than most places up here because it is close to the ocean (Atlin, BC). Thanks for the info and ideas, and for any feed back re: PH, or thoughts on my plan to put a basket in the river in front of my cabin. Susie Does watercress require a certain PH? I took some from a stream 160 km from here, and hope to keep it in a basket in the Yukon River, which flows past my cabin. The Yukon R. is very alkaline (8.3). I am not sure of the PH in the stream where I got it.

Also, I should mention that this stuff grows wild in abundance in this particular stream. The water comes from a spring only 50 meters away, so I do not know where all the nutrients are coming from, but it grows like crazy. Plus, the winters get fairly cold (-35C would be about the coldest, with averages around -15C), and yet it comes back every spring. I guess the stream does not freeze deeper down or somehow the roots survive.

Just thought I’d let you all know. I live in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Where the watercress grows naturally is more temperate than most places up here because it is close to the ocean (Atlin, BC).

Thanks for the info and ideas, and for any feed back re: PH, or thoughts on my plan to put a basket in the river in front of my cabin. Susie

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Jon http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Jon Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:33:40 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-480 I am very new to growing anything to be honest, but love watercress so thought I would give it a go. I started from seeds and I have now got a few plants growing. I did have a problem with the stalks being really thin, but I took a friends advice and watered regularly with spring water which seems to have worked. But- today I noticed there are some tiny tiny little worm type things wriggling around on the soil. does anybody know if they will end up eating it, or can I just ignore them? I am very new to growing anything to be honest, but love watercress so thought I would give it a go. I started from seeds and I have now got a few plants growing. I did have a problem with the stalks being really thin, but I took a friends advice and watered regularly with spring water which seems to have worked.
But- today I noticed there are some tiny tiny little worm type things wriggling around on the soil. does anybody know if they will end up eating it, or can I just ignore them?

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Kathi http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Kathi Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:06:11 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-474 Does anyone know how to introduce watercress to a fast moving creek? I have some rooted, but don't know how to hold it in place in the stream. Maybe someone has tried a basket or something that might contain it but not get carried away? Does anyone know how to introduce watercress to a fast moving creek? I have some rooted, but don’t know how to hold it in place in the stream. Maybe someone has tried a basket or something that might contain it but not get carried away?

]]> Comment on How to grow Watercress at home by Colin http://www.clarkarty.com/at-home/how-to-grow-watercress-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Colin Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:17:16 +0000 http://www.clarkarty.com/?p=244#comment-472 <a href="#comment-243" rel="nofollow">@Sharron Clemons </a> It's probably lack if light, but more importanly - nutrients. Water cress does need some form of nutrient - so just give it a feed with a normal plant food - once a week should be fine - and top up the water every day if gowing in just water. @Sharron Clemons
It’s probably lack if light, but more importanly – nutrients. Water cress does need some form of nutrient – so just give it a feed with a normal plant food – once a week should be fine – and top up the water every day if gowing in just water.

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