Salad Blend Annual Nasturtiums Flowers Seeds - West Coast Seeds

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Tropaeolum majus. Salad Blend nasturtium seeds bring brilliant color to summer salads. Salad Blend nasturtiums feature spurless, half-double flowers in tangerine, soft salmon, deep gold, deep mahogany, bright scarlet, cream, and cherry-rose. Pick and wash a handful of these bright summer flowers and just tear them into pieces over a summer salad. The result transforms a simple salad into a work of art. Nasturtiums are very easy to grow and quite drought tolerant, so they are a fine choice for xeriscaping. In the right environment, nasturtiums will self-sow and come back year after year.

• Annual
• Hardy annual
• Spurless, half-double flowers
• Rich colors
• Flowers rise above foliage
• Scatter into salads

All About Salad Blend

Latin:

Tropaeolum majus & T. minus
Family: Tropaeolaceae

Difficulty:

Easy

Season & Zone:

Exposure: Full sun to partial shade

Timing:

Sow indoors in peat or coir pots 2-4 weeks before the last frost date. Better yet, direct sow from 1 week after the last frost and repeat at 2-week intervals into early summer. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 12-18°C (55-65°F). Seeds will sprout in 7-12 days, perhaps longer outdoors.

Starting:

Sow seeds 5mm – 1cm (¼”-½”) deep. If starting indoors, provide darkness during germination, followed by bright light. Space smaller varieties 15-30cm (6-12″) apart, and the big ones like Tall Single 60-90cm (24-36″) apart.

Growing:

Nasturtiums thrive in poor to average, slightly acidic, well-drained soil. Keep watered during dry weather, and do not fertilize. If aphids infest nasturtiums, cut off the infested growing tip and destroy it. Otherwise, a quick jet of water from the hose will dislodge and kill aphids.

Companion Planting:

Nasturtiums make a good trap crop for aphids and they deter whiteflies, cucumber beetles, and attract predatory insects. It is a good companion for Brassicas, cucumbers, melons, radishes, and tomatoes.