In article it is told about a nasturtium as a pryanoaromatichesky plant.
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In the countries of Europe and America a nasturtium use in food, as pryanoaromatichesky culture, for a long time. It found the place in Ukraine on personal plots quite recently.
Fresh leaves, firm flower kidneys and immature seeds differ pleasant sharp taste, them apply as seasoning to salads, dishes from meat, vegetables and eggs. Buds and unripe fruits boil in vinegar with addition of fennel and use as seasoning to fish, meat, vegetables. With the dismissed florets decorate meat dishes. Submit them and as a garnish. Fruits and kidneys add when pickling cucumbers, tomatoes, bush pumpkins, Bruxelles and a Savoy cabbage. For the future a nasturtium prepare as follows: leaves dry and salt; the flower kidneys similar to taste to capers, and green fruits pickle with fennel.
Origin and distribution.
The nasturtium homeland – South America. From there it got to Europe. The nasturtium – an unpretentious flower plant, differs wealth and brightness of flowering. In Ukraine cultivate for an ornament of beds, borders, as pottery culture and a delicious plant.
Botanical characteristic.
Nasturtium – an annual plant of family of Nasturtsiyevye, the national name: Capuchin, salad color, tropeolyum.
Undersized and tall types of nasturtiums are known.
Grades are most widespread: Nasturtium big, Aurora, Empress, Nasturtium Canary.
In recent years there were terry grades with golden-yellow and red a flower, possessing pleasant aroma.
Stalk at a nasturtium branchy, length, depending on a look, 0,3-4 m.
The nasturtium since June to frosts blossoms. Seeds keep vsxozhest 3-4 years. She prefers the places which are warmed up by the sun, and the damp friable soil.
The plant breeds seeds or in the rassadny way. Seeds sow in May on depth of 2-3 cm, shoots appear in 13-15 days, plants possess powerful force of growth. The soil periodically loosen, delete weeds. The plant practically isn’t damaged by diseases and wreckers. On soils strongly fertilized by humus flowers are formed under leaves.
Clean a nasturtium depending on a maturity of the necessary part of a plant, a seed material dosushivayut under a canopy.
Medicinal properties.
Nasturtium apply at atherosclerosis and a metabolic disorder, as antiscorbutic and a diuretic, at an anemia, skin rashes, a nephritic and stone illness. In traditional medicine juice from leaves as external means, apply at an itch, itch and a hair loss. Infusion of a flower accept inside at heart troubles and a hypertension. Mature fruits possess a strong depletive.
(On Ovoshchevodstvo magazine materials).