How Do You Maintain Nasturtiums

These annual flowers are easy to grow, but a few tips will help you keep them healthy and productive. Mulch the soil to keep weeds down and reduce the amount of watering you have to do. Water regularly, about one inch per week. Nasturtium get ratty looking and stop blooming fast if they get too dry.

Should you cut back nasturtiums?

You don’t really need to prune nasturtium, but there are cases when cutting the plant back makes sense. … Cut any stressed out or dried out leaves and stems off and wait for the plant to grow back once the weather cools down. You harvest nasturtium by picking its flowers or by cutting a few stems and leaves.

How do you keep nasturtiums blooming?

Cutting off the faded/dead flowers will prolong blooming. If you’re growing nasturtiums in containers, they may need to be trimmed back occasionally over the growing season. This encourages the plants to produce new foliage. In summer, nasturtiums may stop blooming if they become heat-stressed.