However, you should make sure beforehand that your nasturtiums are actually perennial variety is. There are now numerous new breeds with many color variants. Unfortunately, most of them are annuals.
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Hibernate nasturtiums properly
Cut your nasturtiums back and out of the flower bed in the fall plants The tuber in a large saucepan. Put it in a light and frost-free place, for example in the winter garden. How far back you cut the nasturtiums depends, among other things, on the space available.
Do you already have your nasturtiums in pots or boxes balcony or standing on the terrace, transplanting is not necessary. Just cut off dead flowers and leaves and put the plants in their winter place. That to water you can restrict a little during the winter months. However, be careful not to let the soil get too dry.
The essentials in brief:
- not frost hardy
- annual and perennial varieties
- overwinter in light and frost-free
Alternative to wintering
If you don't have space to overwinter your nasturtiums, but would like to plant the same varieties next year, there is an alternative for this too. Cut or take cuttings from your old plant Seedsthat you sow in the spring.
The cuttings initially require less space and a smaller one pot, but are genetically identical to the original plant. In spring they can be planted right after the ice saints and you don't have to wait too long for the flowers you are accustomed to.
If you have decided to collect the seeds, you should dry them carefully so that they do not go moldy. As early as March you can use the sowing Start on the windowsill or in the heated greenhouse.
Tips & Tricks
Before overwintering, check your seed package to see if you have bought an annual or perennial variety.
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