Garden nasturtium 'Strawberry Cream'

Tropaeolum majus

How to grow Garden nasturtium 'Strawberry Cream'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Strawberry Cream is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Ensure your soil is loamy, sandy and clay and has a ph of between 6.1 and 7.8 as Garden nasturtium is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Strawberry Cream 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 Strawberry Cream about 14 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Strawberry Cream

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 Strawberry Cream is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Strawberry Cream