Outsidepride Tropaeolum Nasturtium Vesuvius Climbing, Vining, Flowering, Plants for Trellis, Fences, Arbors & More - 200 Seeds

Almost 100-% germination!! Quick delivery & so far very healthy plants!

I am sowing these indoors, in my cold apt, and they are coming up beautifully. Huge leaves. I am new to gardening (my 2nd year) but I feel pretty confident these are great seeds. I bought Burpee Nasturtium last year and they did well too, but I suspect these are going to be bigger, stronger flowers. They are the happiest thing in my kitchen. ... UPDATE: I am so happy with how they are coming up outside too, direct sown. I planted some in an area of poor soil, very dry, in the lawn along my walkway. I just pushed them in through the grass without properly preparing the soil because I didn't want to disturb the lawn. My neighbor said they'd never come up. Well, I planted 33 seeds and maybe one or two went missing (I blame chipmunks) but nearly all of them have come up! They haven't bloomed yet (only May, too early) but I'd buy them for the leaves alone.

These flowers are ridiculously easy to grow!I started them off by sanding a tiny bit of each seed with sandpaper and soaked them in warm water overnight. If you don't, it takes forever for the seed to get through the tough exterior of the seed shell so it doesn't germinate as quickly.Next I planted them in containers 1/2 inches deep and 10 inches apart using dirt from my yard. They do best when the soil is low in nutrients. If you plant them in good soil or try to fertilize them, they will grow tons of leaves and you won't get as many flowers if you get flowers at all. All they need aside from poor quality soil is a moderate amount of water and lots of sunlight and they will do really well.These seeds have a high germination rate so unless you are seeding a large field, you shouldn't try to use the whole bag in a single year. They are tough plants but they don't like to be too overcrowded.Did I mention that they are edible?! It sounds weird but they are 100% safe to eat and have a light peppery flavor. They go well in fresh salads or wrapped around various cream cheese filling combinations. The leaves are edible too but I prefer the flavor and appearance of the flowers.

As advertised, every seed grew

I soaked them overnight and then planted them in soil. Many seeds germinated. The round shaped leaves are so cute. I can’t wait to see the flowers.

Normally very happy with Outside Pride seeds. But these also contained had wood borer beetle nymphs. I don’t need those in my house or yard.

I bought these and spent an hour filing every seed, then soaked them in water for 8 hours. I admit, I was impatiently waiting until one day, around the 12 day mark, voila! Every seed germinated and popped through the soil. These photos are ONE WEEK LATER. These babies look tough and have already been through a huge rain storm and loads of sun in the PNW.For those of you who are having issues, a few tips:1. This particular flower has a very hard seed that could take months to germinate if you don’t file and soak. It could be next season! Do the prep.2. Do not soak over 8 hours! I’d you do, the seeds may rot and they’ll never grow. The key is just enough. 24 hours is too much.3. Every seed needs good soil. Don’t listen to people who say they just toss these in the ground and they grow. They MIGHT. Why chance it? Get soil, plant 1.5” in and water them daily until germination. Gardens need love, y’all.4. Do not fertilize! These flowers will NOT bloom if they are over fed. Sure, you’ll get a ton of green and that’s it (until maybe year 2… maybe). Not all flowers want fertilizer. Just use some decent new soil and you’ll be fine.Happy planting!

With such a hard seed I thought i needed to soak these first but 2 weeks in the ground and they grew.