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The same game every year

The thorn apple is a short-lived plant and grows herbaceous to bushy, in total different varieties are between 0.2 and a maximum of 2 meters high. Wintering is not possible for the thorn apple because its life cycle is based purely on the annual growth from seeds. But grow in a good location planted specimens but also quickly and reliably if they have enough nutrients, light and water available. The individual calyx flowers, which are preferably open at night, delight the gardener in the flowering period from July to October Although only for a day or two, the seed pods later formed from them are definitely there worth seeing.

Harvest seeds from the thorn apple yourself

If you yourself germinable seeds from the thorn apple for the Sowing in the following year If you want to harvest, you must not cut or pluck the white or purple flowers after they have wilted. Green seed pods form from the fertilized flowers, the spines of which are the namesake for various colloquial names of the plant genus. These seed pods, which look similar to the fruits of chestnuts, turn brown as the seeds ripen in autumn and eventually burst. Then the seed pods should be collected quickly and carefully and the seeds should be dried on kitchen paper for a few days before packing. Make sure that they are kept safely out of the reach of children and without risk of confusion, as the seeds, like all parts of the plant in the thorn apple

highly poisonous are.

Sow the thorn apple correctly

At a sowing directly outdoors, a time between April and June and a location that is as open and sunny as possible should be chosen. Moving forward in the room makes sense from February and accelerates the germination of the seeds, which can germinate optimally at 20 degrees Celsius and sufficient moisture. The following factors must be taken into account when planting out the young plants:

• There should be a distance of about one meter between the plants
• Distance from the vegetable patch to avoid dangerous mix-ups
• Thorn apple plants prefer a well-drained, nutrient-rich substrate