In Addition To Beautifying The Park, Here Are 7 Benefits Of Nesturtium Flower

YOGYAKARTA NAsturtium plants or have a scientific name Tropaeolum majus, are plants with bright color flowers. Usually it will flower in spring and winter. It's better if it's again, in tropical countries like Indonesia, it can flower all year round.

NAsturtium flower plants are one of the multifunctional plants that is very easy to grow. They not only bloom cheerfully but also have many benefits, as follows below.

It's fun to be able to grow ornamental plants that can be eaten or are EDible. The leaves have a strong mustard taste and can be used for salads or sandwiches. In addition, launching the Australian Organic Gardener, Thursday, February 2, the leaves can also be used as a placeto. While the flower braids can be sprinkled on a plate or cake as a garnish.

To use nasturtium plant seeds for servings, you can soak in vinegar or salt water. If you taste it, it resembles a genuine caper that can be added on pizza, it can also be mixed with pasta.

Nesturtium is a plant rich in nutrients, such as high vitamins A, C, potassium, and iron. Although new research was conducted on animal feed, namely chicken, but which is definitely safe to eat. Based on research, chickens whose food is mixed with nasturtium leaves can produce egg yolks rich in nutrients.

Like other plants, nasturtium can be grown to fertilize the soil. This plant quickly makes dense living pulses to protect the soil. They also quickly grow, are tolerant of non-hot light, and have shallow roots which means they do not damage the foundations of houses around plant groups.

If you grow vegetables in the yard, it's best to give protective plants. One of the good protective plants, is nasturtium. This plant can pull the snake away from the vegetable plant, drive away aphids, white flies, and other pests with its aroma.

If you want to make the atmosphere of the house cheerful, then the nasturtium plant can be one of its choices. To decorate the home page, you can choose a variety of colors of this plant. Among them are bright oranges, yellows, creams, reds, and pastel gems. The benefits are good for the ecosystem, such as inviting pollinators of fruit plants because it provides fun for kepik, wasps and hoverflies.

The growth of the nasturtium plant is very fast. So it can be used as green fertilizer. The trick, just cut and put the leaves on the soil, thereby adding soil nutrients with organic materials. The leaves can also be added to a composite mixture to enrich nitrogen and speed up the postage process.

Those are the seven benefits of nasturtium flower plants. Because they are Edible, you can also be creative in the kitchen by simply picking leaves or flowers from the garden.