There is seldom need to sow nasturtium more than once. Not in my world anyway. In this garden we dance a horticultural dance, sometimes I am leading, more often not. At this time of year they are ever marching like a marauding army. Tumbling through and over and round, charming constrictors in opal fruit hues. Rarely do I have the inclination to pull them aside. It could be that I am aware that their days are naturally numbered. The caterpillars are munching and before long a wayward frost will turn them to mush. I am confident that next year they will return as strong as ever, just a few months hiatus in their domination. And yet again I will let them run wild.
March of the Nasturtium
Off The Edge Gardening 
Lovely nasturtiums indeed! I let them ramble too and they self seed and do their thing feeding caterpillars as they go. I love their fun and bright blooms. X
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I’m in good company then!
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How do you get them to do that well? I have never had that amount of rambling and flowers, I need some tuition for next year!
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Just ignore them, it works every time 😉
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They keep the blackfly off everything else so I love them. Never sow them. Never grow them. Just enjoy them when they appear.
March of the Nasturtiums, eh? You can be Jeanette MacDonald, I’ll be Nelson Eddy. We can march (and sing) together. https://www.amazon.co.uk/March-of-the-Grenadiers/dp/B00IS57R2S Well the syllables fit. Nas-tur-shums. OK?
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You’re on!
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You do realise that Jeanette pulled away from Nelson because he could only sing at full volume and trying to match him was destroying her voice? She was actually much more successful when they parted company.
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Would you rather be Jeanette?
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I’d need a new wardrobe.
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Can’t really imagine pulling nasturtiums out… Love your description of them! I think they are among the most cheerful flowers the garden ever grows. Admittedly I’m just starting to get them established in this garden! 😉
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You are quite right, they are cheerfulness epitomised!
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Lovely Nasty Urchins. I wouldn’t be without them.
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Ha! Nor me, I love a plant that just does its own thing.
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You have inspired me to plant some Nasturtium!
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I like them too, very cheerful; they do need a lot of space though (or of cutting back).
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Seems they are very popular, very pleased to hear that. Where are they from?
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And they’re edible, too!
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An added bonus, I heard the seed can be pickled and used like capers. One year I might have a go, maybe ….. 🙂
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We put in six plants last year down on our plot. This year, I’ve been pulling out great armfuls of them to add to the compost heap. And we still have thousands of blooms for the bees to enjoy. Rampant is the only word for them. Rampant.
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And what a wonderful word that is! Rampant, but easy to pull out and (apart from the odd bit of smothering) they don’t do any harm to other plants. I wonder how many plants you will get next year? You could try the pickled seed thing and let us know how you get on …. 🙂
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I love them too. Unfortunately I get all leaf and very few flowers but I will take your advice and let them fall where they want to. I do buy seeds and push them into the borders and from now on I will leave them alone and hopefully they will find the right spot for themselves.
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Good luck, it seems to work for me! It is a nice mixed group as well, yellows, oranges and deep red. Yum!
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And thank you for the reblog – it is my first!
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This is so interesting to hear because being new to blogging (just one year) I wasn’t sure if reblogging is helpful or if it’s a bit of a cheek. I can see that as long as there is a point to be -made that fits in with what I write about and what you have written about then it is OK. My soil is so rich with 30 yrs of compost that nasturtiums don’t do well – too much food for them but I shall persevere. best wishes Julie
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Well I was flattered! 😊
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Reblogged this on London Cottage Garden and commented:
A lovely blog reminding us that the simplest things do so well if we leave them to it – and these are such a cottage garden staple.
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I love Nasturtiums too. They remind me of a story from primary school where Uncle Ben planted them by his house and they grew so high people thought his house was on fire.😉
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Great story!
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and you can eat the flowers too – lovely and peppery in salads. This might explain why mine don’t proliferate – we eat the flowers before they get the chance to set seed. Must let some do so.
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They are lovely, you will have to withstand the temptation!
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They come up here every year growing in the gaps between the patio and the raised beds. One of the first seeds I planted when but a lad!
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And still with you! They are such good value. 🙂
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I do love a good nasturtium, I have quite a few making a late rush in my garden this year, but I’ve not actually planted any for several years.
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