Nasturtium (trailing)
Trailing mix with of single flowered plants in a colourful range of yellow, orange and red tones. Undemanding as regards soil and site and even grows in north-facing situations. Flowers and leaves are edible and have a cress-like flavour. Better germination is achieved by pre-cooling the moistened seed for five days at 5 °C.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Tropaeolum majusFlower colour: orange, yellowVegetation period: annualUse of flowers and herbs: Balcony/pots, Climber, Edible blossomHeight in cm: up to 300
Cultivation
Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 200Planting distance (cm): 40 x 40Sowing depth: ca. 1 cm
increasingly from

Christhild Brauch
On the grounds of Gut Mönchhof, Chisthild Brauch propagates and cultivates vegetables in a small seed breeding and propagation farm based on biodynamic principles. Located in the eastern Meissen foothills in Meissen.

Gartenbau Walsegarten
At the Walsegarten farm, Sebastian Vornhecke propagates seeds based on biodynamic principles. The farm is located in Dietzenrode, at the western edge of Thuringia near the Werratal, approximately 30 km south of Göttingen. The surrounding landscape is shaped by the forested ridges of the Hainich.
Gärtnerei Medewege / Rainer Holst
The Medewege farm is a part of the diverse Demeter farm community on the outskirts of Schwerin, approximately 35 km south of the Baltic Sea coast.
Gärtnerei Spiren / Per Andersen
Gartneriet Spiren is a third-generation family business specialising in seed propagation and is managed by Per Anderssen in Skaelskor, Denmark.
Maatschap Westers Bio-Akkerbouw
The Demeter farm Maatschap Westers Bio-Akkerbouw in northern Netherlands manages its land using ploughless soil tillage and vegan farming methods to propagate organic seeds.
Peter Kiefer
Peter Kiefer propagates seeds on a biodynamic basis in Rot an der Rot. South of Upper Swabia, on the edge of the Allgäu region between Rot and Illertal.