My beautiful nasturtiums!

Summer&Skye

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #1

Grown from seed - thought I would photograph them before I feed them to the rabbits :lol:

Here's Dash having a taste this morning!

 

Zoobec

Moderator

Staff member

• Jul 31, 2013

• #2

Aww, they're lovely I like how you've got colour coordinated frames round the pics :thumb: what did you use for that please?

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Jul 31, 2013

• #3

They looks great! As long as you don't dig the whole things up, pinching off flowers/the odd leaf shouldn't hurt and pinch off the flowers will make them produce more!

 

J

Jack's-Jane

Wise Old Thumper

• Jul 31, 2013

• #4

What wonderful colours

 

PrincessPomPom

Warren Scout

• Jul 31, 2013

• #5

Dash is identical to my PomPom gorgeous flowers too!

 

Hugo's There

Wise Old Thumper

• Jul 31, 2013

• #6

Mine have been eaten by caterpillars

 

Summer&Skye

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #7

Zoobec said:

Aww, they're lovely I like how you've got colour coordinated frames round the pics :thumb: what did you use for that please?

Click to expand...

Thanks :lol: it's an app called Diptic :wave:

 

Summer&Skye

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #8

Tamsin said:

They looks great! As long as you don't dig the whole things up, pinching off flowers/the odd leaf shouldn't hurt and pinch off the flowers will make them produce more!

Click to expand...

Thanks, I've only been giving them a few leaves at a time, I know too many aren't good for them. Didn't know that about the flowers tho! There are still some ready to bloom so plenty more to come :thumb: Wasn't sure if I'd planted them to late to flower but these have all sprung up in the last week!

 

Summer&Skye

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #9

Jack's-Jane said:

What wonderful colours

Click to expand...

I was a bit disappointed because they were called 'salmon mousse' so I thought they'd be more of a pale coral colour but they're quite orange, although some are paler, still all pretty though

 

Summer&Skye

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #10

PrincessPomPom said:

Dash is identical to my PomPom gorgeous flowers too!

Click to expand...

Aaw they could be Prince and Princess Pom Pom :lol: :wave:

 

Barn Yard Bunnies

Moderator

Staff member

• Jul 31, 2013

• #11

I love the smell and apparantly they taste good in salads too.

 

Summer&Skye

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #12

Hugo's There said:

Mine have been eaten by caterpillars

Click to expand...

I've done ok this year, grew carrots last year and a mouse ate them as soon as they sprouted :roll: but this year I've had roses, strawberries, carrots and nasturtiums and none have been eaten by anything! Apart from the rabbits of course :lol: but they're allowed

 

Summer&Skye

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #13

Barn Yard Bunnies said:

I love the smell and apparantly they taste good in salads too.

Click to expand...

I know I've never tasted them myself but I love the smell too!

 

S

Sue

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #14

Very well grown! Mine have been mostly leaf this year with measley flowers lurking in dense foliage

 

M

mini lop1

Wise Old Thumper

• Jul 31, 2013

• #15

Sue said:

Very well grown! Mine have been mostly leaf this year with measley flowers lurking in dense foliage

Click to expand...

have you fed them, as f you feed them then they produce more leaves then flowers, so best not to feed

 

S

Sue

Mama Doe

• Jul 31, 2013

• #16

Do you know, I think I did Thanks everso - I didn't know that, I'll remember next year. It's good to know cos I thought it was just an off year

 

B

Babsie

Wise Old Thumper

• Jul 31, 2013

• #17

They look lovely!
I've only attempted to grow once - it was the year that cabbage white butterflies caused havoc in gardens and they ate every one.:roll:

 

elainema

Warren Scout

• Aug 1, 2013

• #18

I planted some from seed but my buns ate them as they came through so I just have lots of digging pots this year with just soil in them :roll: