{"product_id":"nasturtium-blue-pepe","title":"Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Blue Pepe' is a nasturtium bred for the kitchen, with small steel-blue leaves backed in purple and bright red flowers held just above them.\u003c\/strong\u003e Both leaves and flowers are edible: the leaves have a peppery bite much like watercress, growing hotter in sunny, dry weather, and the flowers are milder with a sweet finish. Scatter them over salads, or pickle the green seed pods as a caper substitute. \u003cem\u003eTropaeolum majus\u003c\/em\u003e 'Blue Pepe' stays compact and bushy, so it suits pots, window boxes and the front of a vegetable bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors March to April in small pots, or outdoors where it is to flower from May to June once frosts are over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow 1 to 2 cm deep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination takes 7 to 14 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun to light shade in poor, well-drained soil; rich soil means fewer flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows to about 20 to 30 cm tall and wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowers from June until the first frosts; pick leaves and flowers as needed, which keeps it flowering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnual, not frost hardy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 10 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more edible flowers and herbs in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eseed range\u003c\/a\u003e, or add something unusual to the plot from our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-edibles\"\u003eexotic edibles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915711418751,"sku":"PS1020","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/70cccee08f43f657aa9734bbb6d6590910590209a4e1474aaeb5459a2b5beffe.jpg?v=1792743666","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/nasturtium-blue-pepe","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}