Flower seeds Nasturtium "Tom-Tamb", a mixture of 0.5 g

Annual plant. Enraeled thin staining with a pleasant thin aroma and emerald greens are best suited for creating flower beds and borders, planting in balcony and window boxes, flowerpots and containers. In the summer, young shoots, leaves and flowers of nasturtium for use as a spice are constantly collected. Consume only fresh! Medicinal properties: improves digestion, is used for infections of the respiratory and genitourinary tract. Traditional medicine uses nasturtium as a diuretic. Externally large leaves or juice are used to calm itching, rubbed into the hair of the head when hair loss. For internal use, folk medicine offers an infusion of fresh flowers for hypertension. The whole plant - ground stems, leaves, flower buds and immature fruits - has a pleasant spicy taste. Nasturtium has long been used in cooking as a seasoning for salads, meat, vegetable and egg dishes. The green fruits of nasturtiums are used as a spice when pickling vegetables. Flower buds and green fruits are used as a replacement of capers with dill. You can not use in large quantities! Any dish can be decorated with edible colors.

The plant is heat and photophilous, prefers moderately fertile, light, well-drained soil. Sowing is carried out pre-soaked for a day, seeds directly into the ground in mid-May for 2-3 seeds in the hole. The distance between the holes is 20-30 cm. The seedlings appear after 10-15 days. For earlier flowering, you can grow through seedlings. Sowing in mid -April in pots. Seeds are planted in open ground in late May - early June, without violating the integrity of the Earth's coma. Regular watering at the beginning of growth, and after the start of flowering only with a strong drying of the soil. Foreigning is carried out before flowering, because on fertile soil the plants grow to the detriment of flowering.