Tropaeolum majus seeds - Abu Khunjar

Common name: Nasturtium - Abu Khanjar Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus Other names: Large Kaboosin - Indian Rocket Around plant: climbing fast-growing vine, crawls up to 7 meters, and climbs up to a height of 2 meters. As a seasonal plant, it lives long, its flowers and leaves have a peppery taste, and the leaves are alternate green, disc-shaped, reaching up to 10 cm in length. Nasturtium - Abu Khanjar: its flowers are bell-shaped, multi-colored such as red and orange, and the name Abu Khanjar comes from the shape of its dagger-shaped flowers. It blooms from June to September. Nasturtium seeds - Abu Khanjar: its fruit is a pod, and the seeds are medium-sized, brown in color. Germination season: the appropriate time to plant Abu Khanjar with seeds is in the fall, in September, October, November, and it blooms in January until May. It can also be cultivated year-round in agricultural protected environments and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches, or adequate lighting is available for the plant. Suitable climate and soil for growing Nasturtium - Abu Khanjar: this plant does not tolerate frost at all. It can be grown in ordinary low-salinity soil, but it thrives more in poor soil and does not require special fertilizers or care, and is watered regularly. Method of cultivating Nasturtium - Abu Khanjar: it reproduces by cuttings and seeds. When planting, it is preferable to soak the seeds in lukewarm water for 12 hours, then plant them in the soil to facilitate and speed up germination at a depth of 1cm - 2cm from the soil surface. Its benefits and uses: used for decoration and is suitable for home cultivation. Original habitat: its original habitat is western South America, in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. It is cultivated in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries.