Nasturtiums are well worth the money

[Nicos]

any recipes please rosie???

[Bex]

Capers? Are these the seed heads?

I'd love the recipe for the Pesto Rosie. It will make me feel better about digging up the plants if i've used them for something.

[chris]

The seeds aren't capers, but taste similar

[Bex]

The seeds aren't capers, but taste similar

Sorry I know they aren't actually capers but someone was on about poor mans capers and just wondered which bit this was.


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[rosiepumpkin]

I don't have actual recipes.

The leaves, stems and flowers are drying out in paper bags in a cupboard. Seeds are brined in jars (hot brine) or boilng water or eaten fresh (not by me as I don't like them). Leaves also packed into jars with oil then added. Pesto use your favourite recipe. You can also use them instead of watercress as watercress is nasturium aqua after all.

[Alison]

Mine are always covered in black fly which puts me off eating too many

[Fredblogs]

Just close your eyes and nibble on a leaf they are very tasty with a hint of pepper

[alldigging]

some of mine

[Noosner]

I got scared of nasturtiums when they went totally mental in the garden of my old house! They completely took over and I just couldn't get shot of them as their seeds were just everywhere. But maybe it's time I 'got back on the horse' - your pics remind me how pretty they are.

[alldigging]

I should be picking up all the seeds and putting them in my front garden rather than leaving them on the allotment.
I didn't plant this years - they did! I do like them though. They have been full of bees this week!

[Nicos]

The young plants are really easy to transplant too!
I pick up most of my seeds and any which have self seeded in the wrong place get moved when they get to about 2-3" high.

[Gillykat]

Nasturtiums are one of my must-have favourites every year! I've already got some seeds planted for this year in pots on my living room window which I'll transfer up to the allotment once they get growing - 'Indian Cress' high climbing mix is the name on the packet.

Last summer I liked to walk past the allotments and one plot had nasturtiums growing over the entrance They looked absolutely fabulous and I just had to get a pic!

[arpoet]

I Love em too. Bees love em, and blackfly love em. I save seeds and just scatter near fences.

[Bohobumble]

I grew some this year for the first time in ages in hanging baskets. They had a good flowering then looked a bit tatty so I chopped them back. They grew back in no time. Never plucked up the courage to eat one mind!

that's how i was introduced to nasturtium, my grandparents got me to taste the pepperiness and I was sold!

just watch out for blackfly and remove promptly, they're great for diverting pests from more precious plants

[Noosner]

You've inspired me. The picture is soooo pretty. Will go for it this year. Hanging baskets sounds a very good idea as it'd be easier to contain them and stop them spreading. As mentioned below, I used to live in a house where the garden went rife with them, which put me off. But that's 20 years ago now - I think it's time I let it go!