Edible seeds, I've been picking off the seeds all summer to prolong flowering, then dumping the pods! Lol. Oops. Are sweet peas better idea for next year?
the pots are just the plastic windowsill ones from common DIY retailers. I think I will plant more next year though as they had loads of attention from the bees this year, which I was delighted about. Maybe I'll plant one pot of nasturtiums and one of sweet pea. Worth a try. Ah well that's all for next year. Thanks guys for your advice. Guess I'll just let them do their thing till the end of the summer now.
It could just be the variety, just grow whatever you like, most stuff starts to look a bit tired at this time of the year
Nut is right tho, if you could get a bigger container, that would help alot.
A nice thing to try next year is cobea which is very late flowering in my garden, you would need to grow something else too for earlier interest.
Id do what Nut said, have a wonder round the garden centre, whats best for right now will be on all the main display areas, you might even get a bargain
Dove, do you have to cook them at all? ...and I'm sure it can't be half a century
Nope - some people might say brine them first, but given that you're only going to be picking a few each day that seems impossibly fiddly - I just gather a handful and take them into the kitchen and pop them in the jar.
And given that I've been doing it since I was 5 or 6, it's definitely more than half a century
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Edible seeds, I've been picking off the seeds all summer to prolong flowering, then dumping the pods! Lol. Oops. Are sweet peas better idea for next year?
I can't see the size of those containers, sweetpeas are need more to keep them going well than nasturtiums
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the pots are just the plastic windowsill ones from common DIY retailers. I think I will plant more next year though as they had loads of attention from the bees this year, which I was delighted about. Maybe I'll plant one pot of nasturtiums and one of sweet pea. Worth a try. Ah well that's all for next year. Thanks guys for your advice. Guess I'll just let them do their thing till the end of the summer now.
Nut is right tho, if you could get a bigger container, that would help alot.
A nice thing to try next year is cobea which is very late flowering in my garden, you would need to grow something else too for earlier interest.
Id do what Nut said, have a wonder round the garden centre, whats best for right now will be on all the main display areas, you might even get a bargain
Thanks Bekkie, i'll have a look at them.
You can pickle Nasturtium seeds as a substitute for capers. Never had them myself, but I get through so many jars of capers perhaps I should try
I've been doing it ever since I was a small child so that makes over half a century!
Just a jam jar of vinegar (I use cider vinegar nowadays) and pop the seeds in when they're the size of peas - just keep adding them as they're ready.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, do you have to cook them at all? ...and I'm sure it can't be half a century
Have you checked for blackfly Jesse? I've had them on some of my nasturtiums and they suffered badly.
Nope - some people might say brine them first, but given that you're only going to be picking a few each day that seems impossibly fiddly - I just gather a handful and take them into the kitchen and pop them in the jar.
And given that I've been doing it since I was 5 or 6, it's definitely more than half a century
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.