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- Harvest Vermouth: That's right!
- The right harvest time
- Harvest the leaves, flower and seed stems
- Dry and use the crop
- Tips & Tricks
Harvest Vermouth: That's right!
Who wants to use this herb, is brave or on its broad spectrum of effects ... The vermouth tastes very bitter, but holds a tremendous healing potential in itself. This bitter medicine is easy to plant and harvesting is done as described below.
The right harvest time
Vermouth is best harvested during its flowering season. During this time, the content of active ingredients in vermouth is highest. Flowering usually begins in June and lasts until August / September. But beware: Generally, it is advisable to harvest the plant from the second year.
Harvest the leaves, flower and seed stems
It is common to harvest the leaves and inflorescences of wormwood. They represent the plant parts that are used for tea and co. If you want to multiply the herb in the following year, cut off some seeds in late summer. The seeds are well germinated.
The leaves you can pluck off, the inflorescences should cut off. The easiest and fastest way is to cut off the upper stems or branch tips using scissors or pruning shears. Be careful not to cut woody stems!
Dry and use the crop
Once the leaves and flowers have been harvested, they should be spread and dried if not used immediately. If you have cut whole stems, you can tie them together and hang them up to dry. Otherwise, the plant parts are spread, for example, on newspaper, a baking sheet or in a dehydrator and dried.
Since the leaves and flowers do not contain much water, they do not lose their quality or aroma as a result of the drying process. Whether fresh or dried, they can be used for and for:
Tips & Tricks
Even before flowering, tender or young leaves can be harvested from wormwood. Then her taste is less bitter and pleasant.