I love to make salads look pretty. Adding edible flowers is an easy way to 'gussy up' a plain salad. Unlike Peter Rabbit, who sneaked out nasturtiums from Mr. McGregors garden, every year I plant nasturtiums in planters for my porch.
As you can see in the picture, the seeds have a tough coating. Soaking them in water for a day loosens up the shell, making germination a whole lot faster. Tomorrow I'll plant the seeds, but not in the regular small seed trays.
Why?
Because nasturtiums do not especially like to be disturbed once they put down roots, making transplanting them an iffy proposition. It can be done successfully, but since the jewel-tone blossoms are lovely in planters, I figure why not save myself some misery by planting them where they want to bloom in the first place?
Somewhere I have a picture of a salad that I made for a theatre cast party that is decorated with nasturtiums, but of course I can't find it off hand. The picture was taken during my 'film' days. If I find time later I'll search for it and scan it to add to this post.
Other nice flowers to add to salads are Johnny Jump-ups and pansies. These I buy from retail sources because I've never had luck starting them from seeds.
If you've never added edible flowers to your salads, why not let loose and give it a try this season? Everyone will think that you're "artistic" if you do! {smiles}.
Marcheta *I feel "pretty"
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