Nasturtium

I planted nasturtium in the same container as the tomatoes - around the front and sides of the container. I got the seeds from Burpee. The variety is Jewel Mix. I started the seed on Sunday, January 18, and they germinated today, Thursday, January 29.


Last week in class we sampled some of the flowers and leaves. They had a peppery taste. I've used the flowers before in salads, but this was my first time to try the leaves.

Nasturtium is very easy to grow from seed, and is such a cheerful flower. I use it all around the front border of my vegetable garden in Maine. I also save the seed after it flowers. The seed is very large, so its easy to handle. Nasturtium prefers a poor dry soil, and produces few flowers with a rich soil. It will be interesting to see if it flowers in my 'purchased soil mix'.