Like I said in my last post, everything has been late and disorganised this spring. However, I'm trying to get some stuff planted juuuusssssttttt under the wire for December, and hopefully they'll have time to grow before things cool down in the new year. Last year I was pretty amazed…
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Nasturtium
Nasturtium (/nəˈstɜːrʃəm/) is a genus of a small number of plant species in the family Brassicaceae (cabbage family) commonly known as watercress or yellowcress. The best known species are the edible Nasturtium officinale and Nasturtium microphyllum.
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Nasturtium facts
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flower harvested 11 timesCrop cycle
Growing nasturtia
- Sow seeds where they are to grow at planting out
- Water regularly at planting out every week
- Pick flowers and leaves at first harvest every week
- Collect seeds 8 weeks after first harvest
- Pull out finished plants 10 weeks after first harvest
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What people are saying about nasturtia
Optimism is... planting butternuts at Christmas
by Skud,
butternut squash
sunflowers
nasturtia
arugula
purslane
nettles
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New house, new garden
by Skud,
So, I am in my new house in Ballarat (zoom in!), a reasonable sized city of 88,000ish people an hour or so west of Melbourne. The move was gruelling, not least because of the garden, but it's all done now and the keys to the ol…
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lemons
Common Figs
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Who's planted nasturtia
- Skud Thornbury front garden · Ballarat, Victoria,...
- shiny behind the feijoa · Wellington, NZ
- lejun main · Besançon
- neotoma Left flowerbed · Silver Spring, MD
- fe2h2o watercress Raised Bed Cygnet · North of the River...
Nasturtium harvests
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lejun harvested 23.
over 2 years ago
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lejun harvested 49.
over 2 years ago
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lejun harvested 4.
over 2 years ago
Find nasturtium seeds
- Purchase seeds via Ebay
- Sign in or sign up to list your seeds to trade.
Time to harvest
If sown now, expect a first harvest in about 89 days.
From the median time members' plantings of this crop took to their first harvest.
Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Tropaeolum majus L.
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Dilleniidae Capparales Tropaeolaceae |
|---|---|
| Life form | herb |
| Life span | annual |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent |
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