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| Hi All, Weather here in Lynchburg, VA has been pretty bipolar lately. I finally got buds and a flower on the Nasturtiums I grew from seed for this season--looking gorgeous! Came out of the house this morning to find two plants sheared off at the ground by high winds. Bah! One of them had just formed a mature bud, which, of course, opened beautifully this morning--a bittersweet discovery. I didn't realize the "bush type" needed staking. Do they? Or is this just crummy weather and terrible luck? The other ones I planted out are just fine, but they weren't quite as bushy yet either (I used Ferry-Morse 'Jewelbox' mix seeds). |
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| And can they be rerooted? I've got some rooting hormone, and am curious to give it a try if it's possible. |
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- Posted by dowlinggram 3 (My Page) on Sat, May 25, 13 at 22:03
| Nasturtiums don't need staking at all and I doubt the winds broke them off. I'd bet money you have a couple of cutworms under those plants. Cutworm cut the plants off at ground level and feed on the plant roots. Dig down under the plant and I'll bet there is a fat cutworm. I don't think they can be rooted. It is early yet I'd plant more seeds. Soak them overnight first. My nasty's are just emerging from the ground |
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| Nope no cutworms, I dug down a little to double checked. We had winds gusting to 60 MPH and these were the bushiest of all the nasturtiums. I could see them out the window being wobbled to and fro by the wind. Bad luck it is then. :( I have a few spare plants I grew from seed already I was looking for a place for so I guess I know where to put them. |
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| Just for kicks I put on of them in water and I have little bitty roots now! Huzzah! I'll give it some time and plant it back out later this week. :D |
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| Nasturtiums will root where they touch the ground and are quite easy to root from cuttings as long as you have a leaf joint in the medium/water. |
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