There were forty-five nasturtium seeds in this packet, which said to file each seed, so I did.  One of the main reasons I wanted to plant nasturtiums was because they help to control certain garden pests.  We are doing organic gardening.  According to The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, by Edward C. Smith, nasturtiums discourage squash bugs and whiteflies, so I planted some individual seed next to the freshly planted cucumbers and eggplant,  near each of our three citrus trees, as well as next to carrots and cabbage in the main kitchen garden.

On the Burpee website, it said that nasturtiums have whiteflies as one of their several possible pests.  I can speculate that there is no contradiction, but I will watch and see what happens here.

I had never paid so much attention to planting individual seeds as I did today with the nasturtium planting.  I filed each seed, and soaked them in water for a couple of hours before planting each in its own, well-spaced little hole, the locations of which I only approximately know.  I am hoping to be able to recognize them when they come up by way of them not looking like weeds, and by these approximate locations.