The one on the left is in a corner - does it get a little less direct sunlight than the one on the right? - it looks as if it does - my nasturtiums in containers are struggling a bit in this heat - the ones that get a little more shade are noticeably better than the others - I've moved them all into the shade in the hope that they'll recover a bit.
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They seem to respond like this to the tiniest bit of drought, ive got some in a trough that i thought i had kept well watered, but they look like yours, the ones i have in the ground still look amazing! I think dryness seems to bring them on more quickly and they set seed, could be wrong, its just an observation from my garden
I'm thinking overwatering? The thing is they wither so quick with the lovely sunny weather we had during last week, so I gave them plenty of water.... Maybe too much. will it recover? Still a little of summer left I hope. I'm reluctant to put nasturtiums in the ground after all I heard about them spreading everywhere.
Ive never been over struck Lyn, but this years have been beautiful, got a lovely orangey pinky red, looks very tropical!
Jesse, its possible that any sort of stress could cause it, over watering could do it too, but i wouldnt worry too much, its very possible that its just a wonky batch, unfortunately i doubt it will get better as its an annual and has done its thing now, sorry. I cant remember if this is a type of plant that responds to the length of day, as that could also be a factor.
You could always treat them as a crop now as the seeds are edible
Hi Jesse, nasturtiums won't take over in the ground, they're annuals and will be gone at the first frost. Easy to cut back or pull up if they go too far.
For something to plant now I'd go to the GC and see what's there. There's always something
They don't really 'spread everywhere' in an invasive way - after all, they're not hardy so as soon as there's a frost they die. They may self seed but the seedlings are so easily identifiable they're easy to remove if you don't want them.
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Could be slug bitten, less water, snapped off from the bottom, sometimes things happen, I would just pull it out and plant something else there.
The one on the left is in a corner - does it get a little less direct sunlight than the one on the right? - it looks as if it does - my nasturtiums in containers are struggling a bit in this heat - the ones that get a little more shade are noticeably better than the others - I've moved them all into the shade in the hope that they'll recover a bit.
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Mine the same Bekkie, the ones in the runner bean garden are at least 6'long and still trailing,
I'm thinking overwatering? The thing is they wither so quick with the lovely sunny weather we had during last week, so I gave them plenty of water.... Maybe too much. will it recover? Still a little of summer left I hope. I'm reluctant to put nasturtiums in the ground after all I heard about them spreading everywhere.
Jesse, its possible that any sort of stress could cause it, over watering could do it too, but i wouldnt worry too much, its very possible that its just a wonky batch, unfortunately i doubt it will get better as its an annual and has done its thing now, sorry. I cant remember if this is a type of plant that responds to the length of day, as that could also be a factor.
You could always treat them as a crop now as the seeds are edible
But what can I plant now in early August Lynn? I've no idea.
Hi Jesse, nasturtiums won't take over in the ground, they're annuals and will be gone at the first frost. Easy to cut back or pull up if they go too far.
For something to plant now I'd go to the GC and see what's there. There's always something
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They don't really 'spread everywhere' in an invasive way - after all, they're not hardy so as soon as there's a frost they die. They may self seed but the seedlings are so easily identifiable they're easy to remove if you don't want them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.