There’s something you can plant now which will thrive (Stock Image) (Image: Getty)
If you’re desperate to get your gloves on and plant some things in your garden, then @gardening.with.ish may just have the perfect thing for you.
Referring to the as “tall, hardy, and low-maintenance,” he said that Nigellas can be planted now. “Not only do these work as amazing pollinators, but they will grow in time for bouquets or flower arrangements,” he gushed as part of the caption.
Ish also said that “Nigellas can offer bursts of purple flowers all throughout the summer,” as they’re really pretty. They can also be “sown directly in the soil,” or you can “start them off in a tray if you haven’t got the space”.
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He said that Nigellas would continue to flower from “June all the way to September,” and they also “last for about 10 days in a vase, so if you’re keen to get some fresh-looking flowers, these might work for you”.
Ish said that he prefers to pop them in a tray before the ground because it’s “very easy to thin them out”. He said he was going to “lightly sprinkle in the seeds,” then give them a “covering and a good water”.
Ish did say that they need to be “about 30cm apart” as they can “really bush out quite a bit,” so keeping them in a tray allows him to “spread them out” when he’s popping them in the ground. When the seeds were in the tray, he added a “light dusting of compost over the top” without patting it down, saying it would “soon take care of itself”.
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He recommended using the seed packet “as a makeshift label” so you know what is growing where. Ish said that when you move your Nigellas outside, they “love well-drained soil” and “plenty of sun”.
He reiterated that they need about 20 to 30cm to “bush out”. “When they start to flower, take care of dead-heading as well because the more you take care of it, you’ll actually grow more flowers,” he said.
And the flower will “continue providing them [flowers]” all the way “until the end of August”.
Will you be planting Nigellas, or have you already done so? Let us know in the comments…