What plant guide do you want NEXT? SPRING IS COMING 😎😎😎
@savana6773
3 жыл бұрын
difference in care for pole and bush beans and ideas for folks with a small yard and might be growing them in pots....or birdies 😎
@Natural_Farming_Florida
3 жыл бұрын
I would love some info on eggplant
@calamityjenn
3 жыл бұрын
African violets.
@deborahjohnson7880
3 жыл бұрын
Plant guide on garlic and onions or potatoes! I’m struggling with them!
@ivwandsx380
3 жыл бұрын
Herbs and root crops!!! So hard to keep the herbs alive :(
@SwiftRabbit-w7g
2 жыл бұрын
They're an absolute favourite of mine 💗 They always make me laugh, because they remind me of my Mum. Dad prefers a VERY manicured, regimented garden. Mum prefers a free flowing, cottagey garden. The last home they built, Mum was too unwell to take the garden in hand, so it was all hedges and square edges. So she ran through, throwing nasturtium seeds through everything 😆😆😆 Dad was twitching, but couldn't say anything lol... Every time they reseeded Mum and I would be chuckling 😆
@svetlanab655
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. What beautiful memories to carry with you 💜💐
@redstarling5171
2 жыл бұрын
That's a nice story. The way a person gardens says alot about their personality. With my own garden I like my vegetables fairly regimented and neat with appropriate companion plants sharing the space although anything that leaves volunteers seedlings outside the planter beds I tend to leave grow as they will. My herb garden out the front though I let it go wild and interplant with colourful flowers, I only step in to cut back any plants that are overtaking the others, it's coming along very well.
@Levi-he6nj
2 жыл бұрын
This is the wholesomest thing I've read today
@purplethumb7887
Жыл бұрын
That's an adorable story! 😂
@bluegtturbo
3 ай бұрын
That little story made me quite teary 😊
@Callatya
3 жыл бұрын
There is something to note re: positioning if you are growing it as an edible. If you put it in the shade, the leaf is milder and less peppery but the texture is tougher. If you put it in the sun, the leaf texture improves a ton but it also gets very peppery.
@Flippokid
3 жыл бұрын
Do different species taste differently?
@Callatya
3 жыл бұрын
@@Flippokid Not that I've noticed so far. Red Velvet and Alaska both seem to taste the same as the standard orange variety.
@taniacummings9207
2 жыл бұрын
You could put a couple of leaves torn up into a stirfry for a little added surprise piquancy.
@dianaanderson6448
2 жыл бұрын
I make a nasturtium pesto and use on fish. Recipe is the same as basil pesto, just swap out the leaves.
@thistime3889
2 жыл бұрын
The cause for this may be the more moist environment in the shade. It's the same with radish. More watering results in milder taste. His plant looked like it experienced pretty dry periods, the leaves aren't as flexible and nurtured as in well watered plants.
@ididabriones7937
3 жыл бұрын
I had someone stop by to ask for a Nasturtium seedling and I was more than happy to share. This person said it’s a medicinal plant too. He said indigenous people from where he is from use it to cure eye infections. He said they just rub the leaves with their fingers to release the oils and dab the oil underneath the eye (not in the eye). He was very happy to get the seedling.
@carmabee4600
2 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine makes a tea with it for her children whenever they are coming down with a cold / flu. She swears by it.
@debsel18
Жыл бұрын
Can you eat al of the nasturtium cultivars? Like the varigata plant spicis. Or are dere dat you dont can eat
@veronical3135
Жыл бұрын
The leaves of nasturtium are a natural antibiotic. I only know about the Alaska mix. It’s good to make tinctures out of them to have them when they’re not in season. Helps with healing infections.
@starrycard7960
3 жыл бұрын
They are great in hanging baskets. I had one that grew about 6ft long in a hanging basket and it looked like magical tendrils with little orange flames.
@SwiftRabbit-w7g
2 жыл бұрын
Aren't they??? At one place I lived, I had them cascading down off the balcony in little trough baskets. I love the play of light through them too, I always have to grab my camera.
@mikky3536
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have any experience propagating them in water?
@carenmontgomery2384
Жыл бұрын
fantastic idea!!! I put them in salads and almost anything else I'm having for dinner. They come in so many delicious colors!
@Stacy-hc6gv
5 ай бұрын
Good idea I've started some and wasnt sure where to put them
@nadirahcroom1938
4 ай бұрын
Which variety did you have?
@cherylhale5755
3 жыл бұрын
I have grown nasturtiums for many years. My preference is for the trailing varieties...they are spectacular! They are a great source of vitamin C, and all parts of the plants are edible. The seeds can be pickled and substitute for capers
@AVSgirl1985
2 жыл бұрын
Have you grown them in containers? I can't figure out why mine are struggling. Maybe too early in the season.
@Dotfsh
2 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad to see your comment! I was worried because my alaskas are trailing!
@capuchinosofia4771
2 жыл бұрын
@@AVSgirl1985 i have seen them thrive better in a big ass pot/in the ground. They arent suited for small containers.
@AVSgirl1985
2 жыл бұрын
@@capuchinosofia4771 thank you! Mine have been struggling mightily...finally got ONE beautiful flower, but the plants stay very small...I will try again, in the ground😊
@impunitythebagpuss
2 жыл бұрын
I've made jars of the seedpods and gift friends with "capers" for years.
@cindyreid3788
3 жыл бұрын
I grew nasturtiums for the first time this year. They went wild in the garden and look amazing. They have medicinal qualities as well and you can use the flowers in tea. Also, the leaves make a delicious pesto.
@lovinglunacy
3 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna try making it into a pesto! Great idea!
@lovealwaysjasmine
3 жыл бұрын
So I just pick the flowers and add hot water? What medicinal benefits do they have
@cindyreid3788
3 жыл бұрын
@@lovealwaysjasminethey ars high in Vitamin C and have antibacterial, anti-fungicide and antibiotic properties.
@trishdavi7049
3 жыл бұрын
Mmm pesto. I will try that thanks . I like freezing individual smaller flowers into ice cubes and they look pretty in a glass of lemonade
@albaheadtheovertross
3 жыл бұрын
The seeds have a great flavour for pesto too
@jezackr3500
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I am so happy you'd mention nasturtium:) When I was a kid my granny used to grow a bunch in her garden and after the rain me and my sisters used to go there and roll droplets of water form a leaf to leaf, because they keep a perfect shape, like little beads:D
@create2013
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up eating a lot of watercress when there a lot watercress farms in Pearl City, Hawaii. Nasturtiums have a watercress-like flavor to me. Every time I eat nasturtium, I remember my youth playing at the watercress farm.
@Neyobe
3 жыл бұрын
Aww that’s an amazing memory
@skippythealien9627
3 жыл бұрын
I think they might be distantly related, kind of like how technically eggplants and tomatoes are loosely related
@trishdavi7049
3 жыл бұрын
Love your comment
@O2life
3 жыл бұрын
@@skippythealien9627 They are! Not even very distant -- nasturtium is a kind of cress.
@danieladuerbeck482
3 жыл бұрын
@@O2life Yes, it is. The German name is "Kapuzinerkresse". :-) But cress is often used as young sprouts. So you have to plan ahead when to use it. This plant can be used, when you have the need. Because it is there the whole summer.
@MinOfForest
2 жыл бұрын
My family grew this all the time when I was little in the Midwest, and we'd eat the flowers with cream cheese as a dip of sorts. Otherwise mix in with butter to put on corn. I can't believe I've forgotten about it until this video 😦 I'll have to plant some this year
@tammyfritschie1697
2 жыл бұрын
That sounds so good. I will be trying that as soon as my nasturtium are big enough. I am allergic to black pepper and 🍅tomato. I am always looking for things to eat instead. I started to put Basil into cream cheese and smear it on corn on the cob. I will definitely try using nasturtium instead of basil.
@RikuKyuutu
3 жыл бұрын
It's cool to see people realizing they've been sleeping on nasturtiums the last year or so, now that more people are getting into or broadening their gardening after spending more time at home. Nasturtiums and peas were the first plants I learned to grow well, and I've always had a batch of each growing in containers on opposite corners of my patio. I enjoy brewing them into floral tea mixes (black velvet petals give you a surprisingly blue tea, unless you add lemon, due to pH sensitive pigments breaking down at different temps), or wilting the greens into light pasta sauces, and toasting into sandwiches, besides the most obvious lettuce-like applications. You can basically use nasturtium anywhere you'd see arugula recommended.
@isilina1
3 жыл бұрын
Hi! I'm from Chile and this plant grows naturally everywhere here, it's known as "espuela de galán" and is very famous for healing bruises VERY fast, so that is another use that is practical. I hope that this information will be helpful for someone ✨✨✨
@danielawilliam
3 жыл бұрын
I was gonna said the same: is the best for bruises!
@dizzypanda8354
3 жыл бұрын
How do you use it on bruises?
@isilina1
3 жыл бұрын
@@dizzypanda8354 you make a poultice with the leaves and put it on the bruise for some time
@Braedenfish
3 жыл бұрын
@@isilina1 thank you! I grow it to put flowers in beverages!
@emmalikesflowers
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you from Australia🪴
@Mixxie67
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip for nasturtiums; don’t fertilize as you’ll get way more foliage and very little flowering. They really don’t need great soil.
@epicgardening
3 жыл бұрын
Very true!
@trishdavi7049
3 жыл бұрын
Would that not depend on the type of fertilizers? Nitrogen for leaves potassium etc for blooms?
@Mixxie67
3 жыл бұрын
@@trishdavi7049 maybe but I’ve always read not to use fertilizer. They really don’t need it in my experience and I’ve grown several varieties very successfully.
@teefawnzee
3 жыл бұрын
I planted next to some kale, lettuce, Brussels sprouts and I think they fixed the soil with nitrogen... I have much bigger leaves and less frequent flowers than the ones I planted in pots which have many flowers (mixed bone meal at sowing time) and smaller leaves
@starrycard7960
3 жыл бұрын
I left the same comment without realizing someone else did already. I’ve loved nasturtiums for so long and came to the same conclusion. They do not like fertilizers, especially miracle grow and they do not like “blooming” fertilizers, either. You’ll have a ton of green leaves and no blooms. They seriously like soil that’s straight from the ground, no additives. You can use potting soil but use the recycled kind like that has been used over and over by other plants previously.
@mongtsingyeap2563
3 жыл бұрын
In France we call it "Capucine". It is a common flower to add around your garden fences for decoration and it is trendy to put it in salads for decoration in summer. Very nice to add to your bento boxes to add color. A must have. Love it
@jeannamcgregor9967
3 жыл бұрын
Our house came with naturalized nasturtiums in the backyard, and I've managed to pare them back to some small wild beds. Here in Berkeley they are amazingly invasive and cannot be stopped. About 20 years ago a solid freeze turned the plants to an amazing green gel but the seeds on the ground were fine. Now I pull a couple of seedlings and grow them up my cucumber and bean trellises just for decoration. They are my most beautiful weed!
@epicgardening
3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@Missfire267
3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa who passed away 2 years ago always had them in his garden. He just liked the look of them, he never told me I could eat them.
@kensmith5694
3 жыл бұрын
They have a peppermint like flavor. By its self, it may be too intense.
@davidthegood
3 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful plant - beautiful and edible. Good choice, Kevin.
@caterchatter4671
3 жыл бұрын
David, hv u found it to be invasive?
@epicgardening
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you David!
@cherylbibbee2143
3 жыл бұрын
Ĺ9 lol llĺ(
@Qopzeep
3 жыл бұрын
I'm growing nasturtiums in the mild sea-climate of North-Western Europe. Their growth is fantastic as soon as the days warm up and they appreciate our wet weather. They'll also survive the winter, if it's not too harsh. I love the way water just pearls on top of the leaf, like on a gore-tex fabric. Even if you submerge them in water, they'll come out completely dry!
@billyandrew
2 жыл бұрын
As well as the capers angle, the dried seeds, ground, make either a good seasoning or an interesting alternative to coffee. You call it a 'trap' plant. We call it a 'companion' plant, as it also attracts not only aphids, but, here in the UK, the Cabbage White butterfly, whose caterpillars will utterly dessimate _all_ of the brassica family! I grow both the dwarf and climbing varieties. Food, drink, decoy, pollinator attractant, aesthetic beauty, a vastly underrated plant, taking a worthy joint first place with stinging nettles and dandelions, in my opinion. Other companion plants are calendula, poached egg plant, basil, tansy, marigold, alyssum, thyme and I'm sure others know of many more. No herbicides, pesticides or fungicides, so I'm not talking out of my ozone friendly aerosol. 🤪😂😂😂
@abc_cba
3 жыл бұрын
For those who don't know, this plant has leaves which have the highest content of Lutein, an antioxidant. Plus, it's loaded with the awesome fiery flavour like Radishes. Make a salad out of it. You'd like it. It's the leaves that are more beneficial than the flowers. Its seeds can be an awesome capers replacement. See some videos on it over KZitem
@epicgardening
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that!
@O2life
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! It's a cress! Tastes a lot like watercress. Strong in a salad, and subtle when sauteed.
@cindyvan635
3 жыл бұрын
Great for your eye health, Lutein❤🍃
@forbearancemp5283
3 жыл бұрын
@@cindyvan635 I was told by a friend who uses food as medicine that nasturtium pods (capers) eaten raw out of the garden are the natural equivalent of an antibiotic against harmful bacteria, without the drug versions resistance effect.
@nfh688jfnie
3 жыл бұрын
@@forbearancemp5283 Boy I'd need some real evidence to back that claim up before I used it for that.
@marisa5426
2 жыл бұрын
I grew Nasturtium around my Mom's roses last year to combat a nasty pest problem they had. Between the Nasturtiums and spritzing the rose leaves with diluted dish soap and water the roses did way better than previous years. Before, one tea rose we had only ever grew to 4 feet maximum, with rose sawflys eating the buds before they flower. After, we had an 8 foot beast of a rose with dozens of fist-sized gorgeous flowers. The rose got so tall that we had to stake it for the first time in the 15 years it's been in the garden. As a bonus, the seeds of the Nasturtium are super easy to collect, dry and store. From 2 packages of seeds (Alaska and Jewel Mix) we got 50 plants and I harvested ~150 seeds for this year's crop. Jewel mix was easier to grow overall, but the beauty of the Alaska is worth a little extra care. Perfect seeds for kids with those nice big seeds for little hands with lower motor control.
@TreatPetite
3 жыл бұрын
I have recently found your channel and I can't stop watching your videos. The information you present with honesty and experience is in such a digestible format and friendly manner, I can't stop watching and learning. Thank you for all of your content. You are a natural teacher.
@alisonburgess345
3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree Kevin! I got a packet of "Whirlybird" nasturtiums this year and put them into the veggie garden here and there and they are MINDBLOWINGLY gorgeous. The flower colours go from the palest lemon, to multi yellow/reds, oranges and even a terracotta colour. They are beautiful.
@teefawnzee
3 жыл бұрын
I love this! Please do more videos on flowers! I think they're so underrated...we all learned and started to grow veggies last year that we likely forgot about flowers 😅
@TLD48
2 жыл бұрын
I have always loved nasturtiums! My mother grew them in her garden on the coast of Oregon, and I now grow them as a summer crop in my Central Oregon high desert climate! They do grow large and lush in the dappled light, but you are right, fewer flowers that way.
@annestudley8235
3 жыл бұрын
A variation on the pickling of the seeds is to include it with cabbage when making sauerkraut (I also include other things).
@WillBlindYouWithLight
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow
@LowcountryGardener
3 жыл бұрын
I had a bad problem with aphid on my peppers last year, so I did some research and found out about the Nasturtiums. I got myself the Alaska Mix because I loved variegated plants and as a bonus, they also come in many colors. Planted them a week ago and they are already starting to come up.
@elloohno1349
3 жыл бұрын
If you drip a drop of water in the leaf it makes a beautiful shiny sphere thingy 🙃
@pershop4950
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen this phenomena also, a water droplet on a leaf is very beautiful.
@katiecoollady
3 жыл бұрын
the morning dew on the leaves makes a good photo op!
@SIC647
2 жыл бұрын
I am going to have to watch this video a few more times. I so want to grow nasturtiums, and everyone says it is so easy, but I can never make them thrive I used think it was because it isn't warm enough here (coastal temperate climate with very narrow zones 6-7-8). But last year I successfully grew tomatoes and basil outside. And lots of people have luck with them here.
@carenmontgomery2384
Жыл бұрын
don't be surprised when they disappear...they will be back everywhere...they are very easy to pull out if you have too many. They are delicious- a sort of radish taste that leaves after you chew it! ! love them and think you will too.
@jennil7797
3 жыл бұрын
This is the first plant I grew in my own little garden as a four year old and sixty three years later, I still grow it every year. It looks great in hanging baskets and the taste it adds to salad is great if you like strong flavours both as flowers and leaves. We pickled the seeds to eat like capers through winter months. Versatile, easy care and cheerful, even in my heavy, wet clay garden in Wales.
@nikkitronic80
3 жыл бұрын
Last year my roommate and I grew nasturtium in with our pumpkin patch. They were very easy to grow and are beautiful! I harvested so many seeds for this year. And roommate made a delicious dish using the flowers and the leaves with lemon and capers. All around a really great plant to throw in your garden!
@isaacgame7304
3 жыл бұрын
This was huge to learn about! I hate dealing with pests, aphids especially, and was lucky enough to have ladybugs already hanging around on my property. This will help provide my ladybugs with a localized spot for food by trapping them with the Nasturtium. Big ups, love your channel brother.
@epicgardening
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate you
@christinenightingale2528
3 жыл бұрын
Someone gave me 2 seeds nearly 30 years ago. Since then from the original plant I've had literally thousands of seeds. Great with marigolds as companion plants when growing veg. Pet rabbits love them too 😁
@shelaghjackson9577
3 жыл бұрын
Really easy to grow from seed. I plant seeds in the corners of my vegetable beds for some colour in summer. It definitely attracts aphids. The seeds are huge so easy to save each year. We are in West Coast of Canada.
@trishdavi7049
3 жыл бұрын
Really easy to save & dry the seeds for next year too.
@lorapowell9671
3 жыл бұрын
I always grow nasturtiums. They are the plant with the highest source of lutein, which is great for eye health. LOVE nasturtiums!!!
@Donna_G
3 жыл бұрын
My mom always planted nasturtium seeds with her petunias. I've planted nasturtium seeds in my fabric pots back in 2o19. The were the Alaska variety from Ed Hume Seeds. I even planted some seeds in the soil around the fabric pots. But, the seeds that were planted in the pots did better. I planted them to add a spot of color; but, if the earwigs chewed them up, it was better the nasturtiums than any of the veggies. I've never tried eating nasturtiums.
@jeffluhrs9418
2 жыл бұрын
The very first seeds I ever planted as a child, probably about 9 or 10, 60 years ago, was nasturtium directly in the garden and they sprouted and I have been growing ever since.
@secollectiv5086
3 жыл бұрын
I got some seeds the other day! I’m attempting Nasturtium, marigold, daisy and zinnia as a pollinator attractor and as a feed supplement for our chickens!
@kimberlyd317
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Doing the same! I have calendula too. Chickens seem to like leaves more than flowers though. Good luck!
@susanlisson7066
3 жыл бұрын
Perennial basil is a great bee magnet.
@Fabdanc
3 жыл бұрын
Nasturtiums also have a lovely fragrance. I find it incredibly appealing. For me, I direct sow dwarf varieties in my containers in early fall and still get them growing all fall, winter, and into early spring in Houston. It's great for the pollinators because e dwarf flowers are the same size as regular nasturtiums. I do find that they tend to not like our very hot summers -- I think mostly because the night time temperatures are just too much for them. By that time, I yank em and replace with my warm summer growers.
@seedaholicgardens9085
3 жыл бұрын
HEY Kev! I grow and eat theses every year for beauty and to eat every single year and have done so the last 25 years! Right here in Chicago's zone 5b! I love that you are featuring them! They are my absolute favorite flower of all time! 💖💖Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy, Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope( & Mark)! P.S. I taught the day campers at my church that these are "strike match seeds about 5 years ago to teach them to scarify them before planting! They had fun, and the church was GORGEOUS that summer!
@xycid
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite "easy" plants, easier than radishes. Grows very vigorously, flowers are blooms all season long. Plus, I haven't had issues with over/underwatering or pests. The only thing you have to do is remove dead flowers/leaves and it will continue blooming for months
@KatarinaClaire
3 жыл бұрын
LOVED this guide to nasturtiums. Such a lovely little plant with a multitude of uses! It's also not one I see a lot of attention being given to so I'm really glad you did a guide for it. I've actually read that you shouldn't plant them in overly fertile soil since that inhibits flower production.
@jpquinn91
3 жыл бұрын
I grew nasturtiums last year from seed and can testify they are super easy and tolerant. I'm not in a warm climate either but they did pretty well.
@suburbanfarms
3 жыл бұрын
i dumped a seed pack out on top of gravel with a little bit of soil just incase it wanted to climb up a trellis around our rabbit cages, and it grew well. I helped it climb up a bit and watered every once in a while but I basically ignored it and it was a fun experiment
@RachelLovejoy
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Maine and have found I can skip the starter pot step and plant nasturtium seeds right in a big pot. I choose a pot that's at least 12" in diameter and plant the seeds about 2" apart around the outer edge, and a few in the center. If night time temps are above 35, I put the pot outside, and I water it well and then anytime the soil appears dry. Within a couple of weeks, I see the first sprouts, and that's it. I grow nasturtiums every year, as they are one my favorites and so easy to grow. This method has never failed me.
@joanlandry8047
3 жыл бұрын
I am growing Nasturtium and Marigolds for the first time this year.
@Toodle.Pipp001
3 жыл бұрын
They're great in hanging baskets and the seeds are easy to cultivate and keep. The seeds from 1 marigold flower will make enough seedlings for your whole garden.
@mokko759
3 жыл бұрын
Both of these plants are terribly underappreciated but good, reliable growers with lots of bright colours and wide variety of applications.
@priya-ru2wr
3 жыл бұрын
Same here
@VividVerse
3 жыл бұрын
Same here! My 5 year old planted the marigolds at school and brought them home for mother's day. They're doing very well. This is my first year trying gardening so I'm just trying to keep them alive at this point 😅 I planted nasturtium at home and they're sprouting now. My 5 y.o planted some at school but I think the seedlings got way too much sun (zone 8b) and died. I'm keeping the newer nasturium in the shade outdoors and they seem to be good so far. Also planted some zinnia, cosmos, and cat grass which are all growing well. It's super exciting!
@velvet3784
7 ай бұрын
@@VividVerse that is really cool, here most schools would never let kids do things like that. Nor there are many gardens around schools anyway. Some schools tried it but didn't let boys because of the fear they may destoy it (and partially because boys should not be interested in flowers, or if they did join gardening they give them practical plants like vegetables)
@LeafyLauren
5 ай бұрын
I'm from MN and I first discovered your channel last year when I found this plant growing in my cousin's snake plant she gifted me when she moved away. I have loved it ever since I learned more about it! :) Been binging all of the videos from your team learning more and getting ready for this spring's seeds and all year round fun in the garden!
@kfetter9046
3 жыл бұрын
I planted nasturtiums and marigolds in my veggie garden last year, and one day my biggest nasturtium was absolutely covered in black aphids. They literally sucked the life out of the plant, but they left the rest of my garden alone.
@heliotropezzz333
3 жыл бұрын
I love the smell of those 2 plants. They remind me of my childhood.
@YukiMoonlight
3 жыл бұрын
Happens to me each year. They seem to love this plant but I only have a balcony so they quickly spread to all plants. So this year I will sadly not plant it anymore. Too much work to get rid of the black aphids without chemicals.
@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
3 жыл бұрын
@@YukiMoonlight block soap grated into hot water, let cool down a lil and spray it on the garden. Evey time it rains it reactivates and kills even more. Easy to use on apricot.
@YukiMoonlight
3 жыл бұрын
@@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 I tried that but (at least in my place) they appeared and exploded from 1day to the other. I ordered other insects like lady bug larvae but untl they arrived they spread so much that it wasn't effective anymore, also its quiet expensive. The soap only helps with smaller infistations I would need to use so much that my plants would have suffered from it. In the end I bought super expensive bug killers that are eco and bee and whatnot friendly but it was truly not worth it for a single plant. The bugs actually did do amazing work but it got so out of controll so quickly I would need to order them in advance next time i plant those flowers. And I plant so many other fruits veggies and flowers each year that for 1 plant it isn't worth my effort. But good tip with the soap+ water it defiently helps if they just start appearing!
@gomezaddams6470
3 жыл бұрын
I planted them on purpose near a pond that had been ruined by Construction. So as part of reconstruction I made sure that there were plenty of small bugs for the baby frogs and it really did the job. The fact that they got covered with black aphids usually means they're stressing.
@kittycat3312
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, I love Nasturtiums. So easy to plant and grow. They are safe for your pets and delicious to put on salads. I put them in my garden every year.
@calamityjenn
3 жыл бұрын
I love the fresh, green scent of nasturtium leaves. Such a beautiful plant.
@trishdavi7049
3 жыл бұрын
Mmmm especially after a rain
@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407
2 жыл бұрын
I think I got this by coincidence. There were a few small branches mixed in with my bag of sphagnum moss. As an experiment I planted them in my terrarium and they grew super quickly, and I noticed these round leaves just like in the video
@simpleperrydiselife
3 жыл бұрын
I love them. I have being growing them for about 6 year now. I'm always amazed that they self seeds every year in my garden. I'm in the midwest zone 5 so we have very cold weather conditions. Plus they taste soooooo good! Thanks for sharing! ❤🙏
@1cspringer
2 жыл бұрын
I live in San Diego and nasturtiums grow all over my yard. They come back every year. I hardly ever water them. Great and easy plant!
@sherrioster7012
3 жыл бұрын
I planted a few seeds of Fiesta nasturtiums in each of my front yard veggie boxes last year, thinking to add some color. I was initially concerned that "a few seeds" wouldn't be enough. Was I wrong! These things look off and bloomed beautifully all season. I harvested seeds to plant this year and had so many I gave them to friends. They've just started sending me pictures of their nasturtiums coming up. :)
@julie-joywilliams7280
3 жыл бұрын
Love it! I put the flowers in cocktails to dress them up... I also freeze them in ice cubes to make drinks look nice . They just make dishes look so fresh... I will make sure I plant another one in the new garden... some volunteers came up but I want some in pots I think...
@brankazoric4221
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite annuals, have been growing it since forever, also collecting seeds, so l have my own for years now. I have it growing around everything, such a beautiful plant. And also tasty!
@maryelizabethcalais9180
3 жыл бұрын
Tks Kevin, for highlighting Nasturtiums; I love 'em for many reasons. I use the leaves in Spring and Summer in salads YUM, they're lovely, krispy, and flavorful, and add beauty to salads and appetizers. The flowers, I use to add beauty to various dishes. Collecting the flowers, drying them naturally, and storing for cups of warm tea in winter........ a most healthy and lovely plant.
@emmelhsa-ms
2 жыл бұрын
I know this video is year long, but I recently sowed two boxes of those flowers, and I'm really surprised by their speed growth! Can't wait to see them bloom :)
@icouldjustscream
3 жыл бұрын
Hummingbirds love them! My veggie gardens are dotted with marigolds, borage and nasturiums. I grow climbing nasturiums and scarlet runners up the pergola for the rubies and bees to enjoy. My little urban garden is a haven for pollinators.
@briavandermolen9472
3 жыл бұрын
I love nasturtium being interplanted with squashes and soft vegetables because it helps to deter squash bugs--which are rampant in my area
@trishdavi7049
3 жыл бұрын
This...is epic comment^ so true & good to protect from
@potatopotatoeOG
3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is so interesting. I never knew that. I thought it was just a host plant for aphids
@slonecznikdoniczkowy
3 жыл бұрын
Love them. They remind me of my mom and our windows back in Poland + she always put sweet pea together ❤. I miss her...
@emmitstewart1921
3 жыл бұрын
There are two forms of nasturtium. The dwarf kind like Charm, which grow about a foot tall, and the tall; vining type which can grow six feet long. Nasturtiums are also excellent hanging basket or window box plants for a sunny exposure. They are highly drought resistant and don't need a rich potting soil.
@jacksvlogs9924
2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea these were edible!! I’ve been growing them for the flowers and they have taken over my hill! Incredible!
@olivergarcia2459
3 жыл бұрын
I like the way Kevin says "Epic" in the beginning of any kind of plant, tool, and even his homestead. And also thxs for the tips Kevin
@jennabaalam2435
3 жыл бұрын
Those are products under his brand epic gardening 😉
@jenniferheale2485
3 жыл бұрын
Growing them this year. Just added the flowers to my salad at lunch. Tasty. Pretty. Easy to love.
@bigbuddha123
3 жыл бұрын
My first grade teacher has her students growing them every year!!
@grizzly3956
3 жыл бұрын
Nice spotlight on a wonderful plant Kevin! Nasturtiums are also one of nature's most powerful natural antibiotics. They have some healing properties with the skin too IIRC. Be safe, keep up the great work man!
@veritorossi
3 жыл бұрын
I'm in Argentina an those are everywhere! They grow like crazy and are so beautiful. We call it TACO DE REINA.
@viper9x
Жыл бұрын
I love Nasturtiums, they were pretty much the first plants I experimented with growing whilst developing my green fingers. I just love how chaotic they appear to grow and how they will tie themselves around things nearby for support. I didn't even realise they had all these beneficial uses, I think I might have to grow even more of these next season :)
@velvet3784
7 ай бұрын
It was also my first choice when I was considering gardening.
@taiwanshirley
3 жыл бұрын
Here in Brisbane, Australia, I have them come up every year under my banana in dappled shade in late winter spring and autumn, blooming like an orange/green carpet. As soon as the summer heat hits, they can’t handle it.
@hannahclara7929
3 жыл бұрын
I adore nasturtium. Where I live in Tasmania, Australia you can see it crawling up and over banks at the side of the road all the time. We pickle the pods for capers, eat the leaves in salad, eat the flowers too! As kids we used to bite off the back of the flower and suck out the sweet nectar. Beautiful, colourful and great defender plant!
@mymountainlife0707
3 жыл бұрын
Before I plant nasturtiums I take the seed and grind the shell down a little bit on a brick or sand paper for better germination because they have really hard outer shells. That's a tip I got from my grandmother years ago
@jennabaalam2435
3 жыл бұрын
But how much do you file down is what I'm trying to find out ?
@mymountainlife0707
3 жыл бұрын
Just a small amount
@justjenn9011
2 жыл бұрын
I love nasturtiums! Their so beautiful and have so many healthy benefits and ways you can use them. Plus their a great companion plant for different plants, or like he said, a trap crop. Great all around plant. Ive been growing them for a few years now.
@stefaniward355
3 жыл бұрын
I’m planting these for the first time this year and I’m really excited! I got the Alaska mix. I’ll be putting some right next to the vegetable garden in full sun, and some more in my pollinator garden which gets partial sun. I can’t wait to see how they do and how they taste!
@TheAngryHappyMaskSalesman
Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of plant I am planning to sow this year for my flowery balcony project. I am lucky because I have a balcony awashed with sunlight from dawn to dusk so these will look vibrant.
@adammonette833
3 жыл бұрын
We dehydrate the flower and use them as a pepper substitute, great plant!
@KristinEFia
2 жыл бұрын
Nasturtiums are one of my favorite plants. I love the spicy radishey flavor and the appearance as well as ease of growing and care. One thing I will caution though is that if you let it go crazy in your garden it will shade out other plants! I had some super healthy nasturtiums that kept my cabbages from making heads because they didn't get enough sun! For that reason I stayed away from the plant for several years. But this year I have about 8 nasturtiums started inside which are getting very large. I do recommend soaking the seeds and even putting them in a Ziploc bag (not closed tightly) with a wet paper towel to get them started. The outer shell can also be nicked or you can use a nail file/Emory board on it. Thanks so much for all your wonderful informative videos man!! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🔆
@HomesteadDreaming
3 жыл бұрын
I love growing nasturtium! It was one of the first flowers I've ever grown
@pash9956
3 жыл бұрын
Me too! Our next door neighbor gave me a packet of nasturtium seeds and a trowel for my 10th birthday. I pulled out all the Bermuda grass and planted them along our driveway. I was so proud! I had created what became a gorgeous strip of deep orange flowers. It was my first gardening sucess!
@tammyfritschie1697
2 жыл бұрын
@@pash9956 Good for you. That neighbor gave you a gift to last forever. Memories, seeds and how to grow a food type.
@midnightlightthevamp
3 жыл бұрын
I've grown them in terrible soil, in a mostly shaded area and even then they did great! I don't love the taste, but they are very pretty and the leaves make excellent photography props. They're always one of my go-tos every year
@dangershrike
3 жыл бұрын
Nasturtium is one of the new plants I’m trying this year! I got the Alaska mix and the seedlings are soooo cute
@gardentart8547
3 жыл бұрын
I've been saving seed from my Nasties for decades. There's so many varieties to play with. I've got a gold Phoenix in the greenhouse I've let grow for 3 yrs now. Her seedlings are vigorous trailing type with very cool fringed flowers. The variegated type come in clumper and trailer types. My faves are Mahogany, the Gloriosas, and my collected ones...I've got a lovely apricot trailer now that I train through the raised bed's fence...like painting the walls of the garden with flowers!
@alizacooper2937
3 жыл бұрын
Stuff the flowers with tuna salad. The overall taste is less intense but very complimentary.
@mohansinghrathore3398
3 жыл бұрын
Here in Delhi, India it’s growing everywhere park garden road side and they are looking gorgeous
@WellWoopdidoo
2 жыл бұрын
It took over my little back yard the first year I started planting, I didn’t mind as I didn’t have much else growing and the bumblebees just love the stuff. Self-seeded for a couple of years after too, but the yard was a bit too shaded for it in the end. It really can grow just about anywhere though.
@teagc
3 жыл бұрын
I just started seeds a couple days ago with a vague understanding that they're good for the garden in some way. Thanks for explaining!
@m.g.d4721
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! After watching your video I went outside and harvested my nasturtium seeds and some flowers and pickled them. I added fresh bay leaves, fresh thyme and fresh dill from my herb garden.
@BongSnay007
3 жыл бұрын
"Love everyone here. Be safe and healthy!!"
@cynthiacorbett9804
3 жыл бұрын
I am a highly experienced gardener and have been fortunate enough to gain knowledge by living in many climates in the United States and around the world. I tried planting Nasturtiums near my potted edible garden on a patio 50 feet off the ground with the intension of attracting aphids to the nasturtiums. It worked the first year, but the second year I found that the ants had found the patio and transplanted the aphids from the nasturtiums to all fo the susceptible food plants. This year I will replants the nasturtiums but NOT the crops that aphids love! Now near Portland.
@anthonyshea5946
3 жыл бұрын
Awsome content! I now know what I’ll be planting as filler for pollinator attractant and salad greens. Thank you!
@haleyhaley8777
2 жыл бұрын
Omg this video is a year old I never heard anyone talk about nasturtium. .this plant is so so underrated I love love nasturtiums absolutely beautiful I plant it every year usually it doesn't come back but it did this time I planted seeds last year but they didn't do good so I'm trying seeds again but I was very excited that it has come back this summer..
@skippythealien9627
3 жыл бұрын
I randomly remembered a friend of mine mentioning how nasturitums were good companion plants, so when I planted my first garden three years ago, I got a set of them. I thought they were so cool and I loved the taste of the flowers and the leaves. Brought some to a church dinner. Not a single person there liked them at all lol. That was kind of a bummer hahaha. I still grow them though and I probably always will grow them
@robhunt-watts8908
2 жыл бұрын
Grows beautifully here on Salisbury Plain in southern England. We are preppers and grow it for another food source to store.
@avah4455
3 жыл бұрын
My nana had received some mystery seeds, I planted them, and they turned out to be these plants, the apricot ones. I love them 👏🏻
@dianemcdaniel3233
3 жыл бұрын
There is a saying “be nasty to nasturtiums” because they seem to do good without a lot of care. Plus they reseed. Such a beautiful plant. Thanks for the info. I had no idea it is a trap plant. Another bonus to this plant.
@parvathitiruviluamala9870
3 жыл бұрын
I got a 6 plant pack from a nursery last year. Primarily anted to use as a companion plant. Boy, was I surprised. It just overtook a whole 25 gallon container and now i have Nasturtiums everywhere ! Thank you for posting this video. Now I have an id a where I can plant it.
@HeavenlyWools
3 жыл бұрын
I grow these at 46°S in New Zealand, both for the blooms and as insect traps. I pop them in the corners of raised beds, and I have an annoying urn left by a past owner that I've planted them in this past summer. They look terrific and I haven't managed to kill them! They've endured 80mph winds, drought and storms. I'm waiting to see how long they last this autumn but I'm picking the first frost will be the end. I've got them in a bed with my (brag) tomatillos and late tomatoes. I do think they are working well to attract bees and trap other bugs. I got much more fertilization of the tomatillos after the nasturtiums bloomed.
@spinningtop5749
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree with you more, and most varieties you can collect the seed from for next year - which is really handy if you find a particular variety you like. We grow three different varieties in our garden (west ocast of Scotland); two normal (different colours) ones for decorative purposes and companion planting with veggies and one climbing variety over trellis' and a chicken run. Great plants and easy to grow even with the crappiest of soils.
@pbsjones
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things about nasturtiums is once you plant them, you'll have them forever. Everywhere.
@kensmith5694
3 жыл бұрын
In very cold places, they don't continue forever. They will spring from seeds but you get fewer the 2nd year. It is good to let the ones that sprout go and add a few new ones each year.
@cassieoz1702
3 жыл бұрын
@@kensmith5694 yes, our temp range is minus 8C to plus 35C and it doesnt really come back second year
@mdroberts1243
3 жыл бұрын
Never come back for me in Ottawa. Companion plant for raspberries.
@christopherstein2024
3 жыл бұрын
Try collecting some seeds before winter. I planted about 4 in a shady spot and one in a sunny spot. The one in the sunny spot has two children standing in her foot steps now. The others ones only have had a single natural offspring but we collected plenty of seeds so I planted 6 more with plenty of seeds left.
@jessicapinto3817
2 жыл бұрын
I 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 them since I first saw them and last year I got some seeds and they are blooming all over my balcony and they really make it a green haven in the middle of a city with beautiful flowers!
@emmalavenham
3 жыл бұрын
We decided to go with a trailing cultivar, "Yeti", this year. Our thinking is it could climb up the sides of the trellis to help improve pollination, and also on the ground provide a home for beneficials, such as "predatory" beetles...
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