Due to the variety of species, nasturtium is widely used in landscape gardening, on balconies, in curbs.
Poor soils are suitable for its growth, since on fertilized soils there is a strong growth of green mass and scanty flowering.
Nasturtium is annual and perennial, grown from seeds or from seedlings. Seed germination lasts up to 4 years. Such types of annual nasturtium as climbing and ampelous are used in the creation of hedges and vertical gardening, since these plants have long stems that can attach to fences, walls, balconies, and terraces.
Terry annual nasturtium is used for landscaping summer cottages, flower beds, balconies. Climbing perennial nasturtium is grown both in an apartment and in a country house. To get a beautiful plant, you must follow some rules.
Nasturtium must be provided with a bright and warm place, shade and drafts are unacceptable, moderate soil moisture is needed. It is better to use mineral fertilizers for it than organic matter, so that the plant does not burn out and bloom richly.
Features of regular care
Young plantings need to be watered systematically. A flowering plant does not require watering, unless only in very dry weather.
In order to prolong the flowering of nasturtium, it is useful to remove old and weak branches and faded peduncles.
When transplanting nasturtium, it should be borne in mind that it has a delicate superficial root system. Therefore, you have to dig it out together with a clod of earth, then water it for a while until the plant adapts.
For growing seedlings, it is convenient to use peat pots, with which you can immediately plant a flower in the ground. Planting several seeds in one pot is permissible. The most fertile time for planting nasturtium is early June. With this method, flowering occurs earlier.
Reproduction of nasturtium
It is easier to propagate nasturtium by seed.
Sowing is carried out in the ground after the end of night frosts on a site warmed by the sun.
Pre-soaked seeds in several pieces are placed in the holes to a depth of 2 cm. After 2 weeks, sprouts should appear. Under favorable conditions, nasturtium dissipates on its own. In this case, the seeds overwinter in the soil, and in the spring they sprout. New varieties of nasturtium can be propagated by cuttings. To do this, they are placed in water or wet sand, then planted with roots in the ground. When properly cared for, nasturtium looks very attractive and refreshes the landscape of any area.
