Garden nasturtium 'Glorious Gleam'

Tropaeolum majus

How to grow Garden nasturtium 'Glorious Gleam'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a partial sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Glorious Gleam is generally regarded as a hardy plant, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Glorious Gleam needs a loamy, sandy and clay soil with a ph of 6.1 to 7.8 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Glorious Gleam from seed

If you soak the seeds in a glass of water overnight, before sowing them, they germinate a lot better!

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.5 inches (1.27 cm).

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Glorious Gleam about 14 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Glorious Gleam

As the seedlings develop, thin to achieve a final spacing of 25cm.

Glorious Gleam is hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Glorious Gleam