[hubballi]

I grew this from seed last year which started off healthy. Later on down the line the plant started to wither and go thin, pale and whispy before dying. This year I have had another go and so far they are healthy (if very slow growing). Now the leaves are starting to go pale which tell me they are going the same way. Even one I have planted in the garden is doing the same.

How are you supposed to grow them ?

[snowdrops]

What compost do you use Hub,& water & where do you put them when you sow
 them etc.

[surbie100]

Mine have put on a spurt with the recent sunshine - they moped a bit when it was overcast here for a while and I've noticed they don't like a lot of wet. They are in Verve MPC and have recently had a pinch of bfb on the surfacce of the compost as they've been in the pots a while.

[hubballi]

Aldi organic compost, kept in greenhouse and keep soil moist.

[compostqueen]

I sowed mine directly into my allotment soil and they went mad. You have to wait for a warm, damp day when hopefully more showers are forecast and then you're not a slave to the watering can.  I think they should be sown in-situ for best results. What does the seed packet suggest?

[devonbarmygardener]

I think they're suggested to plant in-situ. They do normally come on brilliantly then.

I do the same with nasturniums. Can't see the point in starting them off in pots.

[Steveharford]

Nice as they are, I am finding them to be a bit of a nuisance as they seed easily and keep springing up all over just like weeds on my patch. I might just let a few grow on but the rest I will have to continue to hoe off.

[devonbarmygardener]

Nice as they are, I am finding them to be a bit of a nuisance as they seed easily and keep springing up all over just like weeds on my patch. I might just let a few grow on but the rest I will have to continue to hoe off.

This is also true of nasturniums - once sown never forgotten!
Also cerinthe - very difficult to get rid of this too once sown.

[Steveharford]

Ha ! I've just sown some nasturtiums !

[sunshineband]

Ha ! I've just sown some nasturtiums !

A lifetime of lovely flowers, yummy salad leaves and spicy little seed pods, all for the cost of a packet of seed 

[hubballi]

My nasturtiums never come back and I sow them in the garden every year. have to keep re-sowing every year. Are you sure they are perennial ?

[snowdrops]

No they're annuals, same as poached egg plant,do you weed out the seedlings?
Did I read some where that you work in a garden centre? Is there no one there that can give you some advice too? Perhaps have a look at your set up & see what it is you are doing that isn't working.

[devonbarmygardener]

My nasturtiums never come back and I sow them in the garden every year. have to keep re-sowing every year. Are you sure they are perennial ?

I very rarely manage to get all the seeds up from the previous year.
They seem to be able to survive ANYTHING nature or the weather will throw at them, and I often get rogueb nasturnium plants coming up all over the garden - even if I haven't actually sown them for 2 or 3 years!!
Spooky!

[surbie100]

I've got a few popping up now - they've made it through 3 inches of fresh manure to get there, so I'm pretty sure they survive nearly anything! 

Will be donating some to my new neighbours on the plot.

[hubballi]

I planted some out today but they are hardly much bigger then when I started this post. They seem very delicate, fragile plants.