I planted some from seed and have them in a 10" pot. The only take up 1/2 of the pot and I need to put something else with them. Any ideas? I think the nats are the regular kind, not the climbing ones.
Thanks, Jennifer
What would go well in a contianer with Nasturtiums?
How about some hollyhock or delphinium for smoe highth, or polemonium for that cool leaves!! Mix up the texture a bit. Toss and ivy or flse nettles in there for some trailing affect or creeping jenny. And what about coleus, the right color to either match or contrast with you nats would be cool! Just an old farm boy !! Some cool designer will jump in!!
Oooh, I bet the coleus would be pretty. My poor nats look so sad, but I am sure they will fill in as they age. They were only planted about 3 weeks ago, so they still have a bit of growing to do. I was going to put them with some gourds I had growing, but I really don't have room for gourds, and gave those seedlings away.
I have to go to Lowes tomorrow so I will have to pick up my first Coleus. : )
I have a pic of what I am doing, but I am guessing you have a different kind of Nasturtium than this one, which I think is Strawberries and Cream, or more probably Peach Melba. But maybe a different color of Geranium would work.
Beautiful! My leaves look just like that, but I don't have any blooms yet. The package says they should be red so. . . .
Thanks for the geranium idea. I can only fit so much in one pot : )
Great pot! Geraniums always look great. Maybe an ivy geranium for that contrast.But thats a beautiful arrangment there Illoquin! Bravo!!
Ok, the final decision . . .
Coleus and Rosemary. I know it sounds crazy, but it's really pretty and smells good too. I will try to remember to post a picture.
I think it was a good choice!!
And you can eat both the nasturtium and the rosemary! (chuckle) x, Carrie
Here she is:
jlp - do please post a pic when and if you get any blooms, too! ( I'm famous in 3 counties for my nasturtium foliage!) xx, Carrie
That turned out very nice!!
I made a bamboo stake teepee tied with twine one year and planted thunbergia-blackeyed susan vine in with them. The pot was on a stand so the nasturtium could tumble and then the thunbergia climbed up the teepee.
It sounds beautiful! I wintersowed black-eyed Susan vine last year with no label - nothing ever flowered that looked mysteriously like black-eyed Susan vine. How'd you get BESV and nasturtium to grow in the same soil? xx, Carrie
With all the talent of someone who doesn't know any better LOL I just put potting soil in, stuck the teepee in and planted the nasturtium seeds in the center and the BES around each of the three legs of the bamboo stakes. I just watered it and left it sit--I think I might try it again this year now that I'm talking about it:) I think I've got seeds around here somewhere...and a new digital camera.
I thought BES was sort of tender so I just sowed in place once all frost was over. Don't know for sure though.
Oh, you're in NC, very different from New England! Like Miracle Gro, that kind of potting soil? Yes, please take a picture!!! xx, Carrie
Yup just miracle grow type soil. I didn't fertilize alot because I have to hand water everything in the back and it's a pain. I don't think nasturtiums like alot of food either. Just kept them from drying completely out.
I will take a photo, hopefully I can recreate it now that I know more stuff!
I used to live in Norwich CT when I was a kid. We went back to visit in the late 80's so I think I can say that only the winters are different. Hot and humid seems to be the norm for most of the east coast summers:LOL:
Hot, humid and YUCKY! LOL! xx, Carrie
Yeah, my hair hasn't been right since I moved back East from NM:LOL: Didn't know I had curls or waves in my hair before then:LOL:
Wait, you had curls where, NM or East, because I used to have curly hair and I'd like it back! xx, Carrie
Had flat hair in NM, moved to NC and now have weird waves, a cowlick and random curls:LOL: I am most recognizable by my ever present pony tail as I have given up trying to deal with the hair situation:LOL:
Same here dmac. I have wavy curly hair, especially during the spring/summer. Once the waether cools down and the humidity drops, I have just waves. During the summer, I would have to flat iron or blow my hair out for an hour to get the curls out!
I went to New Jersey one year and my hair was straight within days.
This thread remonds me of the episode where they went to a beach resort and Monica's hair got all crazy.
Definitely took a turn from the nasturtiums:lol:
I've got to go dig through my seeds and see which nasturtiums I have right now...if I have the Cherry Rose one I think I have a few of the Blushing Susie BES or the all white ones. That would be pretty nice.
I love the blushing susies - I could not get them to bloom for me! :-( xx, Carrie
It seems like the hybrids are always so much fussier than the more common varieties:)
how long do these take to bloom? I planted them about 2 months ago and they have tons of leaves and viney-ness, but no flowers. What gives?
I'm not sure what the temps are where you are but mine usually flowered in mid to late May. I've read that they are cool season plants but mine flowered through the summer. I just read something that said they could flower as early as 35-45 days from sprouting but I don't remember mine flowering that quickly.
They also don't need great soil or a lot of water once established. These are the links I was reading about them on...
http://gardenhobbies.com/flower/nasturtium.html
http://www.gardenersnet.com/flower/nasturt.htm
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Yeah, the package I have even says "poor soil", so I don't do too much special for them. They are in a container with other plants, so I do water the other plant and fertilize, but try to keep their area of the container a little drier.
In a container? Really? Mine pulled over a swuare-bottomed obelisk! They were ready to eat Manhatten, and I only planted two.
How do you plant them in a container? Do they go down or climb up?
I had some of the more compact "bush" varieties. They stayed pretty compact for me, semi-upright with some tumbling. The pot was probably about 10 or 12 inches, like a medium sized hanging basket that I removed the hanger from. I had it on a stand and the plant hung down only about 6-8 inches or so all around the edges.
I've planted the longer vining type in the garden before and they sort of crept over everything like a Wave petunia:)