Any breath of frost will kill nasturtiums. Some might hang on if you have them in a very sheltered spot which doesn't go below zero or can put some under cloches and fleece. Don't know what the chances are of growing them in a greenhouse starting from seed now.

Was thinking of doing Them inside in pots on the Windowsill for the table.... Think it'll Work?
Thanks

No it wouldn't work.

The first time I grew Nasturtium I grew them in the greenhouse. What a tangled mess--extremely leggy and falling over.

The only way to grow Nasturtiums is from seed outside. If you want a plant that will give you lots of flowers inside go for impatiens

I agree with oilpainter, except I don't think you could grow Impatiens from seed either if all you have is a window sill with typical British winter light levels. You could possibly get nasturtium foliage if you have a greenhouse but I doubt they would flower.

My nasturtiums are still flowering madly in the garden and if we don't get any frost before Christmas there may be a few bedraggled flowers left. But it's unlikley. It's certainly too late to start any new plants unless you have artificial heat and light.

You're right Flora it is too late to start Impatiens from seed.
I was just trying to think of a plant that would be happy with low light. I was thinking of digging one up or taking cuttings from an existing plant. That would be no problem in my yard but maybe not in hers.

ninecrow--maybe you will have to be happy with the traditional Christmas centerpieces

Not for Christmas and I don't know about flowering on a windowsill but nasturtiums definitely can be grown to flower spectacularly under greenhouse conditions.

Here is Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum puts on an amazing display of hanging nasturtiums in their indoor courtyard in the early spring. They are grown in a greenhouse and then installed for about a month--beautiful!

Here is a link that might be useful: Nasturtiums at the Gardner Museum

Yes Ginny they can be grown in a greenhouse if they are put in hanging baskets and you have the room and set up to do it like commercial greenhouses have.

The point is not whether it can be done, but whether it could be done in ninecrow's window. It can't be; what she would get is likely a lanky mess. The other point is Nasturtiums do better for the home gardener if planted outside

Thank You All for your input...
It was just an Idea

Ninecrow - although I have been a bit negative (realistic?) a packet of nasturtium seed is cheap enough to try it just to give it a whirl. Go for a non trailing dwarf type and see what happens. Or of you know someone with nasturtiums growing now you could try rooting a cutting. Take a piece with leaf nodes. If it doesn't work you can always nip out for a cyclamen.

ninecrow, how's Draven doing? ;-)

VERY Well Thanks Rhizo.... Waiting for 1st Colour...

How is Yours?

ninecrow, I grow torenia indoors every winter and they are beautiful. I start cuttings from my existing plants in late summer (now). They are exceptionally easy to root and once they get going, they bloom all winter. I put them in an east facing bay window in my formal dining room and that's all the light they need for the entire winter. My plants are the trailing varieties. I have white with a dot of yellow and a deep blue-violet. I enjoy them as much inside as I do outdoors.

Donnabaskets do you have any Photos to share?
Please and Thank you

I do not have personal photos, but the link below is a good picture from the internet of my deep blue one. If you google "photos of torenia" you can see others. The two varieites I grow are marketed by proven winners.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:24552}}

NC, I was thinking about the same thing (i.e. growing nasturtium indoor)! Well, I am going to try it anyway since I have some seeds from the dwarf type that I grow this year. I will probably supplement it with a simple compact fluorenscence bulb.

Dave

PS: I didn't know you were a "she." And I assume the eye surgery went well last year?

Dave Please let Me know how You get on
Thanks

And Yes I'm a She... No eye surgery, Not sure where you got that from... ***Shrug***
Take Care

Sorry, I am confusing you with someone else.... his name has a crow in it too. :-)

Will let you know how the nasturmtium go in the winter.

Dave any Updates?

Well, the one that Escaped and Started to Grow in My BOP is Growing Well... Dunno if it'll Flower Though

aaaargh! I haven't even started yet!

I want to try winter flowering (of nasturtium or other annuals) but not necessarily rushing for Christmas. My idea is to grow them for a month or two and then use supplemental lights at night to change the photoperiod to hopefully induce them into flowering.

Will keep you posted....

Dave,

Did you ever get started? I recommend you use artificial lights from germination onwards. Up north, with our short days and weak sun, there is not enough light even in a south window to produce healthy seedlings. Unless you have a greenhouse or a solarium, save yourself the heartbreak and use lights.

You can definitely get winter bloom with sufficient light. It is important to select something that will bloom quickly from seed, stays small, and will thrive at the temperature and humidity you can most easily provide.

I use cheap shop lights and 40 watt cool white fluorescent tubes, and a timer set so the lights are on 10-14 hours/day.

Zenman says in the "Why a grow plants from seed?" (sic) "I have had indoor zinnias bloom in as quick as 5 weeks after sowing," so if you like zinnias, get a short variety and go for it.

I've got my grow shelf stuffed with tender perennials I brought in this fall, and winter-flowering bulbs I bought already prepped to bloom. I have no room to start seeds until I either kill a few plants or buy a few more lights. ;-) But I have lots of flowers right now.

Good luck, and have fun!

-Edie

well its CHRISTMAS ...

did it work??? .. or did it get lost in all the other things that needed to be done this time of year???

ken

***did it get lost***

You Guessed it.... Well There is Next Year....