Alaska Mix Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) This colourful and edible heirloom plant can tolerate poor soils and temperature extremes. Golden-orange, salmon and deep mahogany flowers arise from compact plants with slightly variegated foliage. Flowers and tender young leaves add colour and a mildly spicy flavour to salads. A perfect trap crop for greenhouse pests such as aphids and whiteflies. Also a great companion plant for tomatoes, cucumbers and Brassicas.
25 seeds per packet $3.95
Planting Instructions: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Broadcast seed on top of soil and lightly cover with dome or plastic film until emergence. *Keep in darkness until emergence and then under full light. Harden plants off 7-10 days before lining out.
