The ideal care for the mullein in the garden

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• The ideal care for the mullein in the garden
• Should the Mullein be poured in the summer?
  
• Can you transplant the Mullein?
  
• When and how will the mullein be cut?
  
• Is the mullein susceptible to pests and diseases?
  
• Should the mullein be fertilized?
  
• How is the Mullein wintered?
  
• Tips & Tricks

The Mullein is a very easy-care plant

The ideal care for the mullein in the garden

The wild form commonly referred to as wool flower mullein (Verbascum) occurs in this country often on fallow sites with gravel covered soils. Since the plant copes well with great dryness and heat, its care at the right location is not very time consuming.

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Should the Mullein be poured in the summer?

The mullein usually cope with greater dryness without difficulty, since the leaves of the plant, also known as the flower of wool, are protected from evaporation by a fine coat of hair.

Can you transplant the Mullein?

Basically, transplanting makes sense only for biennial and perennial candles, but this should only be considered when choosing a more suitable site. If, for reasons of design, you have to remove a mullein from a garden bed, then you can obtain rooting cuttings for propagation during transplanting and then replant the mother plant as quickly as possible. Be careful not to let the roots dry out and pour them on to the new location.

When and how will the mullein be cut?

After the flowering season of mullein in midsummer, the seeds form in the capsules before the up to two-meter high inflorescence begins to wilt. If you want to sow seeds for sowing, you have to wait for the seed to mature, otherwise you can remove the then rather unattractive inflorescences sooner. Keep the pairs of leaves near the ground, however, so that the perennial candels can still gather energy for the next season in autumn.

Is the mullein susceptible to pests and diseases?

Basically, the Mullein is not particularly susceptible to diseases and pests. Snails can be a problem for recently planted young plants, and you should gradually get used to young plants in the house, which gradually grows into direct sunlight in the garden.

Should the mullein be fertilized?

Basically, the Mullein does not require a particularly nutrient-rich soil. If you want to have a positive influence on the size of the flowers, then in the spring of the second year (in which flowers usually form for the first time) you can apply a complete fertilizer sparingly in the flowerbed.

How is the Mullein wintered?

Depending on the subspecies, candles are one, two or more years old. The biennial and perennial species can easily overwinter in the field in most situations. In the winter, cold seasoning is essential for the formation of inflorescences for the varieties that only flourish in the second year of production.

Tips & Tricks

If the mullein is chosen to be sunny and not prone to waterlogging, the plant usually develops its impressive flowers without watering, fertilizing or other care measures. It is important to have a good drainage of the subsoil in heavy soils, because the mullein tends to root rot.