What Is Nasturtuim?

Nasturtium  is  a very pretty annual flower. The flowers, leaves, and seeds of this herb are culinary delights.

Nasturtium is an annual and it grows from 12 to 15 inches high.

The flowers begin to bloom in late spring and it continues to bloom until a killing frost occurs. Blooms come  in shades of red, yellow, and orange, along with bi color combinations.

Nasturtiums likes lush, semi-shady places. They grow nicely in dappled shade such as under trees, in containers, in hanging baskets as patio plants. By having a trellis up rightly by where you have your nasturtium, it will climb the trellis.

Sow the seeds directly into  the garden or into its permanent container. This plant does not tolerate transplanting, even if you handle them real gentle. The seeds, sprout in about two weeks time with a germination rate of 80 to 90 percent. They need to be space about eight inches apart when  I  sow and I need to put two seeds in each spot. Nasturtiums likes to have moderate to heavy watering and if you go heavy on the fertilizer, they will have gorgeous green leaves but no flowers.

Nasturtiums likes partial shade. Nasturtiums likes all soil types that are reasonably well drained and have good amounts of organic matter. By using containers, I will need to use a mix of one part compost to three parts potting soil. Do not use fertilizer for the growing season. Nasturtium grows with parsley, vegetables, sunflowers, splinters, and strawberries.

Nasturtium's harvesting are hand pick younger leaves and flowers by hand or scissors. The seeds should be handpicked.

Summary

Nasturtium are a very pretty flower and it is also a very tasty herb. All parts of this herb can be used in your culinary delights such as fresh young leaves as a green salad ingredient to give the salad some spicy zing, also  on sandwiches. The seeds can be pickled and used as a nutty-zippy substitute for capers. The flowers from the nasturtium are edible.