Content
- 3 variants to multiply the St. John's wort
- Sowing: How does it work?
- Use cuttings for propagation
- Dividing the roots - how does it succeed?
- Tips
Cuttings can be cut practically all year round except during frosty weather
3 variants to multiply the St. John's wort
Anyone who has fallen in love with the pretty flowers or is also out to cultivate many more specimens of St. John's wort saves costs, if he propagates the herb itself. Read below, which 3 methods have proven and how to proceed step by step!
Sowing: How does it work?
The most common is the sowing of this perennial. You can tackle them both in spring and autumn. It is ideal to sow the seeds directly in the field. A preculture home is also possible. The seeds are small, oblong and brown - you can get them in the trade, but they can also be from their own harvest.
How to sow the seeds correctly:
After sowing the seeds and piling up, you can pique or singulate the young plantlets from a stature height of about 10 cm. We recommend a distance of 30 cm between the individual copies.
Use cuttings for propagation
The method of cutting is easy, if you know how to do it. It should be noted that the cuttings bloom only after 2 to 3 years for the first time. Choose either soft, semi-woody or lignified shoots for this variant. The shoots should be 5 to 10 cm long.
Here are some hints:
Dividing the roots - how does it succeed?
With older perennials (not with St. John's wort shrubs!) A division is also possible. The division should be done either in spring or autumn:
Tips
The cuttings propagation is only possible with St. John's wort shrubs.