Nasturtium
Earlier this past spring, the thought of having nasturtiums to add to salads and possibly freeze into ice cubes for drinks or ice bowls, just for the sheer beauty of it, prompted me to purchase seeds. We never planted nasturtiums at home, when I was growing up in Indiana. So following the package directions, I sowed them in the flower garden in May.
The seeds are rather hard, little,wrinkly balls. In retrospect, I should have soaked the seeds first. They took forever to pop through the soil, but they finally did. Then I saw cute little leaves and more leaves for what seemed like forever. Finally the buds came on and then these beautiful flowers, which should reseed every year.
Sophie, my granddaughter, and I tasted the flower heads and she wasn't really impressed. (She is not big on salad, but she says she wants to be a chef, so she always tries a taste of whatever my latest recipe or ingredient is.) They have a slight peppery taste, and I found them to be pleasant tasting, but the big thrill is to have them adorning food!
Several nasturtium plants are in one of my flower gardens now, but my plan is to buy more seeds next spring and plant a lot more! I absolutely love these flowers!
For Nasturtium Vinaigrette recipe click here.◄
