Description
Nasturtiums are great garden plants and will create some hot spots in your beds, borders and containers with their sizzling colours.
These Nasturtiums have a neat and compact habit with flowers held above the foliage.
They can also help repel whitefly from cucumbers, cabbages and other brassicas so grow some near your veg plot.
Growing Calendar
How to Guide
Sowing Indoors
Almost fill a seed tray with moist seed compost, covering seeds with 1cm (1/2in) of compost. Place in warmth 15-20C (60-70F).
Sowing Outdoors
Sow seeds in pre-watered soil at a depth of 2cm (1in) in their flowering positions. Keep soil moist until seedlings emerge and water as required in dry spells.
Sowing Distance
30cm / 12inPotting on/Thining Out
Keep seedlings in a light position, but shade from bright sun. When large enough to handle, transplant 5cm (2in) apart into trays of potting compost, or individually to small pots.
Hardening Off/Planting Out
Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions for 2-3 weeks before planting out to their flowering positions.