Garden nasturtium 'Whirlybird Mix'

Tropaeolum majus

How to grow Garden nasturtium 'Whirlybird Mix'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a partial sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Whirlybird Mix 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 Whirlybird Mix 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 Whirlybird Mix about 14 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Whirlybird 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 Whirlybird Mix is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Whirlybird Mix

Misspellings of Garden nasturtium 'Whirlybird Mix'

whilrybird, whilrybird mix