Hyssop is mainly known from Mediterranean cuisine. In the meantime you can find it more and more often in the gardens at home. It also enriches typical German dishes such as potato salad, roasts or soups. Hyssop is easy to grow and as well easy to maintain. the Seeds is available at a very affordable price in online shops or in the garden center around the corner.
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- Hyssop is one of the hardy herbs
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General care instructions
For the good growth of hyssop plants in the garden, only a few care rules need to be observed:
- sunnier to full sun Location,
- loose, lime-rich, stony soil,
- pour little, do not fertilize,
- occasionally move to another place in the garden.
Regular cut for more compact growth
Hyssop is called an herb, but over time it tends to become lignified and develop into a subshrub. On the one hand, this offers some advantages, for example to create a hedge-like border for a herb or rose bed. On the other hand, the older shoots are balding and become unsightly over the years. You can counteract this if you regularly carry out editing measures.
The pruning can be done in spring before budding or in autumn after flowering. It is best to cut the plant back to about a third or even halfway no later than in August. Later pruning can prevent the cuts from healing until the first frost. Otherwise, the cut can be made up in spring (around March). Until then, the old branches offer good winter protection in severe frost.
Tips
As for lavender, the same applies to hyssop: if possible, do not cut into the old wood, as it is usually no longer expected to sprout.