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LindaMae's Nasturtium x 12

Plant: Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) | Variety: Tip top velvet | Day 237 | 0 | Neutral

11 Aug 2009
harvesting Nasturtium Dying
These flowered well for a while but quickly got out of hand and what with slugs and blackfly looked quite a mess. I have harvested a batch of seeds which are drying out in a bowl in the kitchen so may give them a try next year.
Overcast 19°C / 66°F
11 Jun 2009
some success 1 Nasturtium Flowering
I think it has been worthwhile to take the trouble to wash the blackfly off these quite carefully 2 or 3 times – they are certainly much less infested than they were and a few flowers are just beginning to emerge which are a really lovely deep red.
19°C / 66°F
31 May 2009
infested.. Nasturtium and Back garden
..with black fly – masses of them. This is what happened the last time – several years ago now – that I tried planting nasturtiums. I saw some last year though in a garden a few streets away and thought how nice they looked so I tried again. I’ve just spent a while painsta...
26°C / 79°F
23 Apr 2009
all outside Nasturtium Planting Out and Back garden
Planted out all of both sowings, some into pots and some direct – mainly around edges of the pond.
Sunny 21°C / 70°F
09 Apr 2009
hedging my bets.. Nasturtium Planting Out, Indoor garden , and Back garden
.. in characteristic fashion. I have planted 2 of these directly into the garden, 1 into a pot in the back garden, 1 into a small pot in the front porch where it will be sheltered, and left the rest in the trays on the windowsill. I’m recording this as planting out. Have also planted a few...
Overcast 13°C / 55°F
09 Apr 2009
sown again Nasturtium Sown, Back garden , and Indoor garden
..on the bedroom windowsill again – to go outside later.
Overcast 15°C / 59°F
07 Apr 2009
a triffid by any other name Happy Nasturtium Showing True Leaves
These are vast – given that they only showed their heads 2 days ago. thick chunky stems and 2 leaves each.
Sunny 10°C / 50°F