An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils.

Young leaves - raw or cooked. The leaves are a rich source of vitamin C and have a hot cress-like flavor. Chopped finely and added to salads, used as a garnish or cooked as greens. Unripe seedpods have a pleasantly pungent flavor and can be eaten raw or used as a condiment in soups and stews. The seed is a pepper substitute.

Seed - sow spring in situ. Germination usually takes place within 2 weeks.

Dry sandy soils in waste places and by roads. Avoids dense woods and wet places.