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Chamomile Seeds - Description
- Chamomile Seeds
- Official Name: Matricaria Recutita
- Packet Size: 700 Seeds
- A Small, Attractive Plant
- Produces Daisy-Like Flowers
Chamomile Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sow: From early spring onwards, sowing 9 plants per square metre
- Harvest: Pick flowers when in full bloom
- Prefers full sun
- See our how to grow tab for full sowing instructions
Chamomile Seeds - Uses
- A host of uses, such as
- Making tissane
- To aid digestion
- Helps insomnia
- Used in potpourri
Chamomile Seeds - Advantages
- Multiple uses
- Easy to grow
- Low cost
- Attractive flower
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- How to Transplant
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing Time: February to March
- Sowing location: Sow indoors
- Sow in seed trays (such as 24 cell seed trays or single cell seed trays)
- Shallow seed trays are better than 9cm pots
- Sow seeds freely into seed trays
- Soak soil before sowing
- Press seeds into soil surface
- Do not cover seeds
- Germination after 2 weeks
How to Transplant
- Once seedlings are large enough to handle
- Transplant out into the garden
- Generally 6 to 8 weeks after germination
- Harden off before transplanting to outdoors location
- Be sure that all frost has passed before transplanting out (after March)
- Prefers a sunny location with space to spread
- Soil: Well drained, moderate fertility
Crop Maintenance
- Keep moist & weed free
- Plant in & around your vegetable garden to repel pests
- Plant near cabbage, cucumber & onions
- Can be grown in pots
How to Harvest
- This is a perennial plant & will live for many years
- They can be harvested each year once flowers are at their peak
- Cut flowers at their base
- Wash, rinse & dry flowers
- Place flowers indoors, in warm airy location to dry
- Infuse to make herbal teas
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