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Jocelyn from Mount Barker joins us on nasturtiums.

Welcome, Jocelyn.

Hello, Deb.

Hello, Sophie.

Hey, Jocky.

Hi there.

Yes, nasturtiums.

I want to plant small flower nasturtiums, wondering what the best is and when I can plant the seed.

Okay, so I love – so normal nasturtiums are really rampant and weedy.

Some people love them, but they can get out of hand, particularly in a small space.

So I love the dwarf nasturtiums.

Now, they still have full-size flowers.

They just don't have the vigour of the normal nasturtium that can take over a backyard.

So the variety I like the most is one called Alaska.

And the reason I love it is because it's got marbled green and – creamy color foliage.

So, you know, if you want to put a couple of the smaller leaves into a salad, you know, small nasturtium leaves are delightful.

Big nasturtium leaves get quite hot and peppery.

But also the Alaska has different colored flowers.

So, you know, they're all these yellows or creams or apricots or even into salmon's.

So if you can get hold of some seeds of one called Alaska or get a plant of Alaska.

Now, I know the Diggers Club in Adelaide sell seeds, but I also know that in herb pots in nurseries and garden centres, often you'll find these, what they call dwarf nasturtiums.

And there is another one called Flame, which has dark... almost blue-purple leaves, and it has red flowers, and that's another dwarf.

So where you are up in the hills, I would be starting to put seeds in now.

If we get a late frost and they've germinated, they mightn't like that, but if you put several seeds, say, in the corner of a bed or in pots, they're pretty resilient at this time of year, and they're an absolute delight.

And if people have never eaten nasturtium flowers, they really are absolutely beautiful.

Jocelyn from Mount Barker joins us on nasturtiums.

Welcome, Jocelyn.

Hello, Deb.

Hello, Sophie.

Hey, Jocky.

Hi there.

Yes, nasturtiums.

I want to plant small flower nasturtiums, wondering what the best is and when I can plant the seed.

Okay, so I love – so normal nasturtiums are really rampant and weedy.

Some people love them, but they can get out of hand, particularly in a small space.

So I love the dwarf nasturtiums.

Now, they still have full-size flowers.

They just don't have the vigour of the normal nasturtium that can take over a backyard.

So the variety I like the most is one called Alaska.

And the reason I love it is because it's got marbled green and – creamy color foliage.

So, you know, if you want to put a couple of the smaller leaves into a salad, you know, small nasturtium leaves are delightful.

Big nasturtium leaves get quite hot and peppery.

But also the Alaska has different colored flowers.

So, you know, they're all these yellows or creams or apricots or even into salmon's.

So if you can get hold of some seeds of one called Alaska or get a plant of Alaska.

Now, I know the Diggers Club in Adelaide sell seeds, but I also know that in herb pots in nurseries and garden centres, often you'll find these, what they call dwarf nasturtiums.

And there is another one called Flame, which has dark... almost blue-purple leaves, and it has red flowers, and that's another dwarf.

So where you are up in the hills, I would be starting to put seeds in now.

If we get a late frost and they've germinated, they mightn't like that, but if you put several seeds, say, in the corner of a bed or in pots, they're pretty resilient at this time of year, and they're an absolute delight.

And if people have never eaten nasturtium flowers, they really are absolutely beautiful.