Nasturtiums

The Ultimate Easy-to-Grow Annual

Nasturtiums are vibrant, fast-growing annuals that are perfect for beginners and a joyful project to grow with children. Not only do they reward you with an abundance of beautiful blooms, but the entire plant is edible, both the leaves and flowers add a delicious, peppery kick to summer salads! Their sweet fragrance also makes them a lovely, unexpected choice for small cut-flower arrangements.

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Choosing the Right Variety for Your Space

For Containers & Baskets: Choose compact, dwarf varieties that won't take over your patio. Excellent choices include 'Alaska Variegated', 'Empress of India', 'Cherry Rose Jewel', or the 'Fiesta Blend'.
For Vertical Gardens & Living Mulch: If you want a trailing ground cover, a natural weed barrier, or a climbing vine, look for trailing varieties with long runners like 'White Moonlight', 'Red Canary Creeper', 'Yellow Canarybird', or a robust Trailing Mix.

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PLANTING & PLACEMENT

Sowing Seeds: You can start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost, or sow them directly into the garden in early spring. Plant seeds 1/2” deep and space them 10 to 12 inches apart. You will see sprouts emerge in just 7 to 10 days!
Sunlight: Select a spot in full sun. They can tolerate partial shade, but they won't bloom nearly as vibrantly.
Soil Secret: Nasturtiums actually prefer poor, lean soil and do not need fertilizer. Rich, fertile soil will trigger a massive flush of green leaves but very few flowers. Plant them in those tricky garden spots where other annuals struggle!

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SUMMER CARE

Water regularly throughout the season, but let the soil dry out slightly between waterings to avoid over-saturating them.
Deadhead faded flowers consistently to prolong the blooming season into autumn.
If you’re growing nasturtiums in containers, they may need to be trimmed back occasionally over the growing season to encourage fresh, bushy growth.

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TIME TO PLANT YOUR

WARM WEATHER

VEGETABLES

As we slowly move into the summer season, it is safe to plant out your warm weather vegetables. Transitioning your garden into the warm season requires a few key steps to ensure a bountiful harvest later this summer.

Support: Stake your vines, tomatoes, and climbing veggies now so they have structural support as they grow.

Moisture Control: Mulch or top-dress around your vegetable beds. This simple step conserves moisture during hot days and keeps weeds from competing with your crops.

Warm Weather Crops to Plant Now

All the warm-season classics can go into the ground today. At the nursery, we have carefully grown many of these crops.

From Starter Pots: Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants are ready in small pots for easy transplanting.
From Peat Pots: Cucumbers, zucchini, and summer squash are growing in peat pots that can be planted directly into the ground to protect their sensitive roots!
From Direct Seed: Beans and corn do best when sown straight into your garden beds. Just remember to keep the soil consistently moist until they germinate.

The Herb Garden & Edible Flowers

Add flavor, fragrance, and essential pollinators to your vegetable plots with our extensive selection of fresh herbs and edible blooms:

Annual Herbs: Fresh Basil, Parsley, Dill, Rosemary, Chervil, Fennel, Summer Savory, and Marjoram.
Perennial Herbs: Build a permanent herb bed with our beautiful selection of Thyme, Tarragon, Sage, Oregano, Sweet Woodruff, and Lavender.
Edibles & Pollinator Favorites: Brighten up your salads and your garden paths with edible flowers like Violas, Bachelor's Buttons, Calendula, Borage, and Nasturtiums.

Planting Your "Second Crop"

Don't forget that now is also the perfect window to start a second round of cool-weather favorites for a continuous harvest.

Direct-seed a second crop of carrots and beets.
We have fresh packs of lettuce and arugula ready to go into the ground right now.

Plant now and enjoy the edible bounty of your efforts later!

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TOMATOES

Tomato season is upon us and there are so many varieties available. How do you choose which to grow? The first step is to understand the differences between heirloom and hybrid tomatoes. Both varieties have their strengths and weaknesses.

Heirloom vs. Hybrid

With so many incredible tomato varieties available, choosing the right one for your garden comes down to understanding the distinct advantages of heirlooms versus hybrids.

Heirloom Tomatoes: Unmatched Flavor

Heirlooms are open-pollinated varieties (pollinated naturally by wind or insects) that have been passed down and grown consistently for at least 40 years.

The Pros: Gardeners widely agree that heirlooms deliver exceptional flavor. Because they are typically grown locally and allowed to ripen fully on the vine, they offer a rich, nostalgic taste you won't find anywhere else.
The Cons: Because they haven’t been selectively crossbred, they tend to produce smaller yields. They are also more susceptible to pests and fungal diseases, and their delicate skins are prone to cracking and splitting.

Hybrid Tomatoes: Dependability & Yield

Hybrids have been carefully crossbred to achieve a specific combination of desirable traits.

The Pros: Hybrids are engineered for peak performance. They offer excellent disease resistance, higher yields, earlier maturity, bigger size and require less maintenance overall.
The Cons: They produce highly uniform crops in both appearance and timing, the classic choice for a dependable supermarket look, but they often sacrifice that deep, complex flavor found in heirlooms.

TOMATOES: HEIRLOOM VS HYBRID

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PEPPERS

We carry a variety of different peppers from sweet bell peppers to a range of hot peppers and Shishito Peppers

**HOT PEPPERS**
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*Early Jalepeno*
*Chili Peppers*
*Czeck Black*
*Jaluv an Attitude*
*Red Long Slim*
*Annaheim*
*Banana*

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BASIL

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SQUASH & CUCUMBERS

Cucumbers are ready to be planted! Whether you love a crisp salad topper or want to try your hand at homemade pickles, we have a variety to suit your garden. This season, our lineup includes classic slicing and pickling varieties, alongside sweet, crisp Japanese cucumbers.

SQUASH
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*Honeynut Butternut*
*Squash*
*(chefs go crazy over*
*this squash because it*
*has a soft skin that*
*can be eaten, unlike*
*most butternut*
*squashes)*
*Spaghetti Squash*
*Summer Squash (Yellow*
*Crookneck &*
*Straightneck)*

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NASTURTIUMS

We carry a variety of colors.

NASTURTIUMS
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*Milkmaid (white)*
*Troika Mix*
*Moonlight (white)*
*Jewel Cherry Rose*
*Whirlybird Tangerine*
*Whirlybird Cream*
*Troika Cream*
*Jewel Primrose*

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OTHER WARM WEATHER EDIBLES: ZUCCHINI, EGGPLANT & MUSKMELON

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