Garden nasturtium 'Peach Melba'

Tropaeolum majus

How to grow Garden nasturtium 'Peach Melba'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

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

Growing Peach Melba from seed

If you soak the seeds in a glass of water overnight, before sowing them, they germinate a lot better!
Seed requires darkness to germinate, so make sure the soil covers it.
For Square Foot gardens, 1-2 seeds per sq. ft. is plenty. Sow at least 6" apart for 2 plants per sq. ft. (gets very bushy) or 1 per sq. ft. for more a manageable plant.

Sow 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 1.95 inches (5.0 cm).

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

Transplanting Peach Melba

As the seedlings develop, thin to achieve a final spacing of 25cm, or 6-12".
Plant after average last day of frost; in very hot summer regions, plant in fall for winter bloom.

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

Harvesting Peach Melba

Garden nasturtium Peach Melba Etymology

Named for 19th-century operatic soprano Nellie (born Mitchell) Armstrong who was called Nellie Melba.

Other Names for Garden nasturtium 'Peach Melba'

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