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- Sow chamomile directly in the garden
- The optimal time
- Sow chamomile
- Prefer camomile in the pot
- Tips & Tricks
Sow chamomile directly in the garden
Hardly any herb is as easy to sow and care for as the real chamomile. In nature, the plant thrives on the poorest soil - the main thing is that it can recharge as much sun and heat as possible. Even in the home garden, the lavishly blooming with apart white-yellow flowers chamomile is an adornment, especially since it can be used well. How the real chamomile is sown, you will learn in the following article.
The optimal time
Basically, the very fine seeds of chamomile can be applied both in early autumn and in spring. The advantage of sowing in autumn is that the harvest will be larger in most cases in the following year than in plants that are sown in spring. The autumn sowing should take place between mid-August and end of September, the resulting plantlets survive the winter usually without problems. The spring sowing is to be carried out from the beginning of May, but then no cold period may follow thereafter.
Sow chamomile
Although the very fine seeds of the real chamomile can be sown directly into the bed, but there is a risk that they are simply blown away. The chamomile is one of the light germs, which is why the seeds are only pressed to the ground, but not covered by the same. For this reason, the cultivation of seeds is often quite difficult. However, you can get round the problem by simply dropping the flower heads to the ground in the fall - it happens all by itself, all you have to do is wait and see. Finally, chamomile reproduces naturally in this way. During the growing season, the camomile bed should be kept free of any weeds, so that the plantlets have enough space and air to grow.
Prefer camomile in the pot
From around the beginning of March, it is possible to sow and thereby bring the chamomile into pots. In this way, you solve very elegantly the problem of the frequent onset of cold spells in May, which adversely affect the germination and growth of the camomile seedlings. Use seed or herb soil and place the pot in a light and warm location, keeping the substrate moist with a spray bottle - but never wet. The young plants will be transferred to the bed or a larger bucket in May.
Tips & Tricks
For sowing in pots, you can also use conventional potting soil, but this should be enriched with garden lime.
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