My nasturtiums are blooming!
Nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, add deep reds and golds to your container garden and a peppery flavor to your meals.
The flavor is often compared to watercress. Nasturtium flowers and leaves are edible and both have the same spicy taste. Try them in salads, on sandwiches or anywhere you would use watercress or radishes.
Nasturtiums are super easy to grow. Plant them directly in outside containers or in the ground after the last frost and you'll have blooms when temperatures are still as low as 55 degrees F. Cool weather annuals, nasturtiums die when temperatures climb over 80 degrees F. Nasturtiums will grow in full sun or partial shade. I move mine to our shady patio when temperatures start to climb and have managed to keep them blooming well into summer.
Like most herbs, Nasturtium is not picky about soil. I transplanted this one into organic potting soil and watered it lightly once a week.
Nasturtium come in a variety of color variations. I'm partial to the single-colored jewel tones. Alaska variegated add jazz to container gardens, though they seem to be a little more heat sensitive than other varieties I have grown. In hanging planters, try vining varieties. The dwarf jewel mix comes in lovely peach and creamy shades.
Nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, add deep reds and golds to your container garden and a peppery flavor to your meals.
Nasturtiums are super easy to grow. Plant them directly in outside containers or in the ground after the last frost and you'll have blooms when temperatures are still as low as 55 degrees F. Cool weather annuals, nasturtiums die when temperatures climb over 80 degrees F. Nasturtiums will grow in full sun or partial shade. I move mine to our shady patio when temperatures start to climb and have managed to keep them blooming well into summer.
Like most herbs, Nasturtium is not picky about soil. I transplanted this one into organic potting soil and watered it lightly once a week.
Nasturtium come in a variety of color variations. I'm partial to the single-colored jewel tones. Alaska variegated add jazz to container gardens, though they seem to be a little more heat sensitive than other varieties I have grown. In hanging planters, try vining varieties. The dwarf jewel mix comes in lovely peach and creamy shades.
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