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- Which herbs are suitable for the herbal spiral?
- What to look for when choosing herbs
- Some herbs need to be kept under control
- The best herbs for the herbal spiral
- Especially aromatic and healthy: wild herbs
- Tips
Sun-loving herbs should be all the way up on the spiral
Which herbs are suitable for the herbal spiral?
Basically all herbs can be cultivated in a herbal spiral. However, you should pay attention to the specific requirements of location and soil and also that not every herb harmonizes with each other. Vermouth, for example, inhibits the growth of other herbs through its special root exudates.
What to look for when choosing herbs
When selecting the herbs, you should pay attention not only to the use of the color and growth habit and the question of whether the plants grow one or more years. You may save on planting gaps for annual, colorful blooms. A particularly beautiful growth form have sage, rosemary, lavender or blue tones. By interesting bluish silvery leaves fall on wormwood, boar, rue, sage and holy herb. Thyme, oregano and sage in turn are particularly beautiful varieties with golden yellow, reddish or colorful leaves.
Some herbs need to be kept under control
Some herbs take up a lot of space or need a special protection. Alant, lovage and horseradish are very large and therefore fit only on particularly large herbal spirals. Mint and tarragon in turn form Wurzelausläufer and spread strongly. They must be regularly kept in check on the herbal spiral, so that they do not overgrow other herbs. Caution should also be taken with nasturtium and comfrey, as they like to spread. It is well known that basil requires nutritious, moist soil and plenty of soil. In addition, the commonly used kitchen herb but also very snail-endangered. It is therefore best pulled in an extra clay pot. Rosemary also needs a sheltered place and should be in the house in winter. If he stays outside in the cold season, you should wrap him tight.
The best herbs for the herbal spiral
With all the hundreds of different herbs and varieties, the choice is difficult. However, you are well equipped with this range, which can be accommodated well above all in large herbal spirals from two meters in diameter:
Furthermore, many medicinal herbs fit into the herbal spiral, for example fennel, alant, zest, verbena, lady's mantle, St. John's wort, yarrow or arnica.
Especially aromatic and healthy: wild herbs
Many wild herbs provide more vitamins and minerals than conventional fruits and vegetables and can enrich the menu, especially in early spring, when the herb garden is still quite sparse.
Tips
You can transplant very well into the herbal spiral also monthly strawberries, which are very comfortable, especially in the upper and middle zone.