Garden nasturtium 'Mahogany Velvet'

A partial sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Mahogany Velvet is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Mahogany Velvet needs a loamy, sandy and clay soil with a ph of 6.1 to 7.8 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

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

Ensure a distance of 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.5 inches (1.27 cm).

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

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 Mahogany Velvet is a hardy plant.