When's The Right Time To Plant Nasturtium Seeds?

[sandyRoe]

I've a lot from last year. When should they be planted?

[heathfield]

Sandy - can't believe you didn't look up Google for the answer!...

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Children/For-families/Plants-to-grow-with-kids/Nasturtium

[sandyRoe]

Who goes to Google when there's a wealth of information here in AB :-)

[aelmpvw]

sorry sandy, no knowledge of gardening but i can't help thinking that james joyce looks like ben turpin in a melancholic moment

[sandyRoe]

True, the pince-nez don't suit him.

[vakayu]

I would plant in around April/May and I usually soak the seeds overnight to give them a soften up first,gets them off to a better start like dried peas!!

[malagabob]

You will probably find a lot have self seeded from last year, and will appear when the ground starts to warm up.

[Clanad]

If you were here in the U.S., the magic number would be 50. Fifty degrees Fahrenheit (or its equivalent in Centigrade) is the needed soil temperature for proper germination of Nasturtiums... (Try the leaves in a salad, by the way... great!)

[murraymints]

Mine
self seed grow and multiply....always digging up and giving away....

[boxtops]

yep mine too, but that's only the seeds I don't gather.... I plant them when the risk of frost is over, as they are watery plants and a frost will see them off.

[sandyRoe]

Thank you all. It's probably better to wait until the end on March before planting.