Picking varieties
One tip for a fuller nasturtium: don't over-feed the soil. Lean soil, better flowering.
Sowing
Sow directly where it will grow, April–June, once the soil has warmed up.
Care
Pick flowers regularly — it triggers new ones. The leaves and seeds are edible too!
Tips & lessons learned
Together with calendula and borage, nasturtium is one of our favourites to grow among the vegetables. Edible flowers in the beds give a wild feel and a proper splash of colour — and nasturtium pulls in bees and other pollinators.
A side note: its vitamin C made nasturtium a popular food plant in the 1600s and 1700s. Sailors brought the pickled flower buds along on long voyages to keep scurvy away.
My varieties
| Variety | Rating | Years grown |
|---|---|---|
| Buskkrasse egna fröer | – | – |
Take it with you
The Nasturtium Guide
Coming soonEverything on this page and more, as a printable PDF: sowing to harvest, my varieties, the month-by-month schedule.
Join the letter — hear when it landsA friendly reminder: every garden plays by its own rules. Zones, soil, weather and a hundred small things decide what works — so this is how I did it and what worked for me, not a promise. Try, learn, adjust, try again.. that's half the fun anyway.