Question: I am ready to replant my nasturtiums for fall and winter. Is now the time to sow the seeds?

Answer: Wait just a few weeks longer for more moderate weather to return and then start nasturtium seeds. Plants with white, yellow or orange blooms grow best when temperatures are consistently in the 70s and lower 80s. If you had nasturtiums in one area of the landscape, they may soon be germinating from seeds that fell to the ground. Plants can be grown in containers and garden beds. Besides providing great fall through spring color, all portions of the plants are edible giving a spicy flavor to kitchen creations.

Q. It seems sweet alyssum only lasts for two years and then dies out. Is this to be expected?

A. Most likely you have a very green thumb as getting more than two or th

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