I was getting ready to sow a few seeds indoors and looked at a packet of
Nasturtium "Empress of India" and it says "Sow direct" March to May. So

I'm suspicious of this "sow direct" lark since a neighbour failed with
some "sow direct" sunflowers (while mine started on the windowsill were
great). Mind you, the rodents around here probably ate his seeds.

what to do?

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
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