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Thursday, 26 August 2010

Nasturtiums - when nothing else will grow!

Easy to grow, Nasturtiums will happily spread in poor, dry soil. I grew about a dozen from seed to fill gaps in my planting beds. I really like this brand of seed; they grow quickly and aren't fussy. Variety: Nasturium Dayglow Mixed, Carters Tested Seeds, 35 seeds, 79 pence.

Edible: These flowers are edible & ideal for use in salads!

2 comments:

  1. I have never eater a nasturtium, have you? I think one on top of a salad would be so pretty. Mother used to have nasturtiums in Kentucky and I always loved them!

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  2. They are peppery in flavour. I have to admit I usually forget to add flower petals to summer salads but I'm going to start remembering (before our irish summer ends)!

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