🪴 5. Beautiful All-Season Ground Cover
Nasturtiums add color and life to any garden:
- Blooms range from orange and red to yellow and even deep burgundy
- Their trailing vines work wonderfully as a living mulch
- Excellent for filling gaps in flower beds or decorating fences and walls
🌼 How to Eat Nasturtiums: Simple Ideas
Here are a few delicious ways to add nasturtiums to your meals:
Spicy Nasturtium Salad
- Mix baby spinach or arugula with chopped nasturtium leaves
- Top with flowers and sliced radishes
- Dress with olive oil and lemon juice
🥪 Peppery Sandwich Kick
- Layer nasturtium leaves in your grilled cheese or turkey sandwich for a tangy twist
🌿 Nasturtium Pesto
- Blend nasturtium leaves, garlic, nuts, olive oil, and parmesan for a flavorful pesto
🧂 Pickled Seeds
- Collect young green seeds, rinse, and pickle in vinegar with mustard seeds and garlic
🌟 Final Thoughts
Growing nasturtiums is a smart and rewarding choice for any gardener. Not only are they beautiful and easy to maintain, but they also offer nutritional benefits, serve as natural pest control, and add a gourmet twist to your meals.
If you’ve been looking for a plant that gives you beauty, function, and food — nasturtiums are it. Plant a few this season, and your garden (and kitchen) will never be the same again.
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