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How to Grow Chamomile
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
