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Nasturtium leaves and flowers are edible with a peppery, watercress-like taste, and the plant is often grown to lure aphids away from neighbouring crops.
Tropaeolum majus
Trailing annual with edible peppery leaves and flowers. Thrives on neglect; rich soil makes leaves, not flowers. Good trap crop for aphids — they prefer it over your vegetables.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGood, AngelicaGood and AniseGreat nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies that help control Aphids, Thrips on neighbouring plants.
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Nasturtium leaves and flowers are edible with a peppery, watercress-like taste, and the plant is often grown to lure aphids away from neighbouring crops.
Salvia viridis
flower
Thrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Nasturtium
Start Nasturtium indoors about 4 weeks before your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 25 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 60 days.
Water: Low · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Well-draining, moderately fertile soil. Prefers slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0-7.0). Tolerates poor soil; too much fertility reduces flowering.
