Planting garden nasturtium

Garden nasturtium is a perennial, but in the gardens of Russian gardeners it is grown as an annual plant. Nasturtium is popular not so much because of its flowers, but because of its unusual leaves with a silver or purple bloom. The size of nasturtiums of different varieties can differ greatly from each other; the length of the shoot varies from 20 cm to 3 meters.

Nasturtium seeds can be planted before winter, but such plants bloom only towards the end of summer and for only a few weeks.

To obtain rapid growth and long-lasting flowering, planting nasturtiums is done according to the following simple rules. It is best to sow already germinated seeds, and in order for the root to appear as soon as possible, the wrinkled shell is removed from the seeds and soaked in water. Immediately after the root appears, the seeds are planted in boxes.

Young plants with two leaves are easiest to tolerate planting; adult nasturtiums may get sick, and their flowering will be delayed.

You can plant nasturtium directly in the ground. In this case, the seeds are placed 2-3 per hole, the distance between the holes is kept at 25-30 cm. The flower prefers poor soils, and only in this case will it delight with abundant flowering. Fertile soils with excess organic matter result in leaf growth and little flowering.

The place for the flower bed should be well lit; a lack of sun causes the shoots to stretch and the leaves to shrink at the same time.

Nasturtium also does not tolerate a lack of moisture; succulent stems, leaves and a large number of shoots require abundant, regular watering. With proper care, nasturtium will delight you with its flowering from June until frost.