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Garden nasturtium 'Fordhook Favorites Mix'

Tropaeolum majus

'Fordhook Favorites Mix' is a Garden nasturtium variety in the Tropaeolum genus with a scientific name of Tropaeolum majus. Fordhook Favorites Mix grows as an Annual/Perennial and is a Flower. Being an annual / perennial, it tends to grow either as a single season plant, or a plant that can stay in your garden for many years. Fordhook Favorites Mix is known for growing to a height of approximately 40.64 cm (that's 1.32 feet in imperial). This variety tends to bloom in early summer.

Fordhook Favorites Mix Garden nasturtium is normally quite a low maintenance plant and is normally very easy to grow - great for beginner gardeners!

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How to grow Garden nasturtium 'Fordhook Favorites Mix'

  • Partial Sun

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  • Medium

A partial sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Fordhook Favorites Mix is thought of as hardy, so it can be safe to leave outdoors for the majority of winter (although if in doubt, using a row cover is often a good idea). Use USDA Hardiness Zone 10 - 11 as your guideline for the appropriate climate for this plant. Ideally plant in loamy, sandy or clay soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 6.1 and 7.8 as Fordhook Favorites Mix likes to be in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Fordhook Favorites Mix from seed

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

Aim to sow 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) deep and try to ensure a gap of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm).

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Fordhook Favorites Mix about 14 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Fordhook Favorites Mix

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

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Fordhook Favorites Mix is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Fordhook Favorites Mix

Garden nasturtium 'Fordhook Favorites Mix' information

How long does Fordhook Favorites Mix take to grow?

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