Thanks for your help. In one spot the soil is quite rich - and I did add
fertiliser when I first prepared the bed for vegies. The other spot is
poorer but maybe it still is too "good" for the nastursiums. Oh well ... at
least the leaves are pretty! By the way, are the leaves edible or only the
flowers?

Paddy

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"Paddy" wrote:

I planted some nastursium seedlings about five weeks ago and while they
are
growing and producing lovely leaves, there is not much happening in the
flower department. Any idea what I could do to produce more flowers?

I live in Melbourne

Did you plant them in nice, rich, well cultivated soil with a fine tilth,
and
give them fertiliser?

That's why. They flower better in harsh conditions.

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