Whirlybird
Variety
Whirlybird
created by KaRoMa at 27.03.2022
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Description
Info: Annual. A semi-double, non-clinging mixture in various shades of red and yellow. The Whirlybird series stands out from other nasturtium mixes as its flowers bloom above the foliage. Growing height: approx. 30 cm. Care: Nasturtiums thrive in any humus-rich, loose garden soil. Fertilize sparingly, otherwise the foliage will take over and the flowers will disappear underneath. 2-3 seeds per planting site/pot. Sowing depth 2 -3 cm (dark germinator). Use: In beds and borders, the bushy plants with their drooping growth create a lush effect. They look nostalgic on walls, in rock gardens and containers, as well as on balconies. Gardener's tip: leaves, flowers and buds are edible and make a tasty, spicy salad. Buds and recently fertilized seed capsules can be placed in brine. They are used as a caper substitute.
Non hybrid
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Details
Plant distance
10 cm
Row spacing
10 cm
Seeding depth
3 cm
Companion Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Apple
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Cauliflower
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coneflower (Echinacea)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Garden cosmos / Mexican aster
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Pea
Pear
Plum (tree)
Potato
Rudbeckia (Coneflower / Black-eyed-susans)
Sour cherry / Tart cherry
Soybean
Sunflower
Tagetes / Marigolds
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Wild Cherry / Bird Cherry / Sweet Cherry
Yalta tomatoes
Antagonistic Plants
Arugula / Rocket
Beetroot
Black salsify
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Carrots
Coriander / Cilantro
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (Caigua)
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Green lavender cotton
Lavender
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Puntarelle / Cicoria di catalogna / Cicoria asparago)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Okra
Ornamental pumpkin
Pak Choi
Parsnip
Pumpkin / Squash
Radish
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Rosemary
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sage
Stem herbs
Thyme
Turnip
Turnip greens - Choy Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage
Turnip greens - Mizuna
Turnip-rooted chervil
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Diseases
Grey mold
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Pests
Land snails
Caterpillars
Aphids
Cabbage white
White fly
