Tomatoes can also be grown in containers on the patio or balcony. Choose a determinate variety or a standard tomato or a compact dwarf variety bred specifically for container culture. Shade Garden Warm your palette and your plate with these spicy summer annuals. Nasturtiums spicy attitude is inherited from its close cousin, the herb, watercress and like their cousin, nasturtiums are also edible. The brilliant colors are both beautiful and tasty tossed in salads, or filled with cream cheese piped through a pastry sleeve.
Nasturtiums look fabulous in the garden or patio.
They lend an informal, country feel. They are great in hanging baskets or planters or massed in a bed. If you don't have a shady spot, plant them in among cosmos. The cosmos will grow tall and the nasturtiums will climb up through its shade. Nasturtium seeds require darkness to germinate.