British summertime in the garden
Gardening with the RHS
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Watercress - A Great Source of Food for the Human Body
Watercress is a crucifera, which means that the flowers are identifiable because they are in a cross shape. It's part of this abrasoe family, which is the same family as brocole, or cabbage. And it has an amazing effect, because it activates the genom in our body. And it can trigger certain genes to turn on. So waterpress did transcend social boundaries for one simple reason: during the winter, maybe a hundred and 52 100 years ago, the only way that youcl get written in sa was by consuming watercress.
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