Nasturtium, Organic (Fiesta Blend)

Botanical Interests Organic Fiesta Blend Nasturtium Seeds

Every salad should have edible nasturtium flowers! Fiesta Blend is a spicy feast of color with flowers in orange, yellow, and orange/peach bi-colors. Grow some in your vegetable patch to repel insect pests., while attracting pollinators. Usually grown as an annual; perennial in hardiness zones 10 and warmer. Fairly drought tolerant once established. Rabbit and deer resistant. 

Sowing Information:

• Light: Full sun to part shade
• When to Start Inside: Not recommended. 2 to 4 weeks before your last frost date. Root sensitive to transplant disturbance; sow in biodegradable pots that can be directly planted in the ground.
• When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 55°–65°F
• Seed Depth: Plant 1/2" to 1" deep
• Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8”-12"
• Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 every 8"-12"
• Days to Emerge: 7–14 days
  
• Bloom Period: Late spring to frost

Growing Notes:

• Variety info: 2"–2.5" blossoms in shades of orange, yellow and orange/peach bicolors.
• Harvesting: For the longest vase life, harvest in the morning.
• Attributes: Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, drought tolerant, edible flower, rabbit resistant