Characteristics

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropaeolum_majus

Growth Fast

Moisture Moist

Alternate name Tropaeolum, Indian Cress

Soil light (sandy), medium

PFAF edible rating 4

PFAF medicinal rating 3

Family Tropaeolaceae

Height 3.5

German name Große Kapuzinerkresse

Spacing 15cm

Germination time 7-12 days

Propagation - Direct sowing Direct sow from 1 week after last frost, to late spring.

Propagation - Transplanting Sow indoors 2-4 weeks before last frost.

Germination temperature 12-18°C (55-65°F)

Utility Trap crop for aphids, and deters whiteflies, cucumer beetles, and attract predatory insects.

Tags Edible Seedpod Flowers Oil Perennial Seed Edible Annual Leaves

Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus

Light condition

6-11

Hardiness zone

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Edible

Annual

Description

Flowering plant on the ground. Can be grown annual or perennial

Links

Nasturtium @ Plants For A Future

Nasturtium @ West Coast Seeds

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Apricot Cucumber Nectarine Peach Potato Pumpkin / Zucchini Radish Rose Sour cherry Sweet cherry Tomato - companion to

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