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Sign up freeNasturtium officinale
vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlPeppery aquatic leaf vegetable. Grows best in shallow flowing water or very moist conditions. Harvest before flowering for best flavour. High in vitamins C and K.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Flea beetles.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Constantly moist to wet — running water ideal
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
vegetable
A fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Watercress
