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My Mom and I really fell in love this season with Nastuttiums, and so did the visiting Humming birds!
We have the basic colors yellow ones and orange.
Does anyone have any unusual colored ones?
Will do SASE for some seeds.
Thank you!
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ISO Nasturtium Seeds
Moda127: I grow Alaska, Mahogany, Empress of India, Gleam, Tall Trailing, & Dwarf Jewel. If you need just a few of each, I can send you some. Email me.
WEEZ have you ever grown the climbing variety. I saw some seeds advertised on some website I don't remember now but they are supposed to grow to 9ft and I thought they would be a great addition to my arbor next year.
jagonjune: I think that Tall Climbing and Tall Trailing are the same thing. They will wrap their stems around anything they can reach, so they will trail downward or upward, depending on what is offered to them. The only downside to these is that they tend to have large leaves that obscure the blooms somewhat. Yes, they will drape or clime about as high or low as the space you offer.
We have long rectangular boxes on our front porch railing, and we put nasturtium in them every year. Since we have a daylight basement, the nasturtius can drape down six feet or more. We mix them so that some will bush a bit, while others climb or drape down. We also like the variety of leaf colors, since the nasturtiums don't bloom here until late summer here.
Weezgreens
THank you or that post, That picture is beautiful!
I have mine growing up a small trellis, and they topple over it. They are such a pretty plant and so easy to start.
I learned the hard way on one of my pots, dont overwater - they dont like alot of water. They need to be trimmed alot. The leaves seem to yellow quickly, but of course they are quickly replaced with new ones.
I read somewhere that the poorer the soil the better and larger the flower and the richer the soil the larger and greener the leaves.I'll find out if that's true as I'm getting ready to plant seeds for next year and I've got the poorest soil yet but my plants seem to thrive. We'll see.
Keep me posted Tombstonejan regarding the soil,
I wont be able to start me seed up until next spring.
Frost will be here before ya know it here.
Do you get hummingbirds in your garden?
They really seem to be attracted to this flower.
PS - Welcome to Daves Garden! :-)
Your information is absolutely correct tomestone. Nasturtiums do not like rich soil at all. Much like impatiens - to fertilize when young is to kill (or at least maim). Quite a few vegetables (beans for one) fall into this category. If they get a lot of nitrogen they will produce great vegetation but hardly any fruit.
Wow! I'm glad that my info was correct.
Yes Moda, we get lots of hummingbirds here along with a huge varity of other sweet craving birds. The Orioles and Hummers fight over the feeders constantly and then at night the bats come in and hit the feeders then lick the surup off the ground. It's not that I like the bats but they do keep down the misquitos.
Still Searching for seeds for SASE!
THanks so much in advance
Moda127: Still planning on sending you seeds. Are you in a climate that allows fall planting? If so, I'll get them out to you ASAP.
Hi Weezingreens,
Wasnt sure if you ever received my email I sent you a while back, as far as the fall planting, I will have to wait for springtime to plant these, no rush.
I will send you an email again.
Thanks so much!
OK, You're on my list and I'll send them out when I can get them ready. That way you'll have them for next spring!
Thank You! :-)
weez.......what's your take on growing them in a greenhouse with tropicals, etc? what about the aphids???? Elaine
I don't know how they'd do in a warm greenhouse. I rather thought they like our cool moist weather here. I've never had an aphid problem with nasties, but I haven't grown them in the greenhouse.