Blood sorrel ∗ The 10 best care and planting tips

Plant blood sorrel properly

Instead of burdening your garden budget with buying early seedlings, sow the seeds Blood vessel simply straight into the bed. The best time for this measure is in September. If you miss this date, the herb plant will settle in the garden between March and June. Prepare the moist, humus-rich soil finely crumbly in the partially shaded location. Make a furrow to insert the seeds 5 to 10 mm deep and to press the soil a little. Moisten with a fine shower and wait for germination. To protect against pecking birds, spread a close-meshed net over the seed bed. If at least 2 pairs of leaves have developed on the seedlings, the strongest specimens are isolated at a distance of 20-30 cm.

Care tips

If the blood vampire finds a partially shaded, freshly moist location in normal garden soil, the maintenance effort is hardly significant. How to do it right:

• Water regularly without causing waterlogging
• A start fertilization with compost and Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) covers the nutritional needs
• Cut off the outer leaves for consumption
• Consistent breaking out of the flowers keeps the oxal content in check

Hain-Ampfer doesn't have to worry about winter protection. Leave the leaves on the plant until early spring and prune them before fresh shoots.
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Which location is suitable?

In order to enjoy the full range of its advantages, the location should be selected according to these criteria:

• Partially shaded to light shade
• The sunnier the location, the wetter the earth
• Nutrient-rich, humic and with a low calcium content

Blood sorrel preferably joins the classics in the herb bed, takes place in the open air with a wild shrub character, along the edge of the wood or on the banks of a water world.

What soil does the plant need?

Blood sorrel gives its best in nutrient-rich, humus-rich and freshly moist soil. As long as a minimum of permeability is guaranteed, the perennial tolerates even short-term floods. Thus, a grove dock is ideal for the greening of ponds and Stream. Avoid, however, a place in the strongly alkaline structured soil, because the herb plant reacts to an excess of lime with leaf chlorosis.

What is the best time to plant?

In gardening practice it has been found that the autumn planting or the sowing is particularly beneficial for blood vessels. In addition to optimized vitality, the plant benefits from an improved taste of the leaves. In spring, these even attract the attention of gourmets with a delicate, mild aroma.

Cut blood sorrel properly

Cutting and harvesting go hand in hand in a blood vaporizer. In spring - just before the flowering period - the plant is at the zenith of its enjoyment potential. Now cut off the outer leaves to use in the kitchen or to make tea. Break out inflorescences consistently. When these develop, the content of oxalic acid increases and the plant loses value. Leave the leaves in the bed through winter as natural protection. In early spring, cut off all the leaves close to the ground so that the shoots can sprout unhindered.

Pour blood steamers

Do not let blood sorrel dry out at any time, because the herb plant reacts indignantly to this. Water regularly and abundantly without causing waterlogging. Ideally, you use soft water so that no lime content builds up in the substrate.

Fertilize blood sorrel properly

Im nutrient-rich Garden soil A start fertilization with compost and horn shavings is sufficient. If the growth of blood vessel does not live up to expectations, give a liquid, organic one every 3-4 weeks during the season Vegetable fertilizer(€ 14.99 at Amazon *) into the irrigation water. If the leaves are intended for consumption, the use of nettle manure as a fertilizer is less of a consideration, as the taste could be adversely affected.

Overwinter

The perennial is completely winter-proof and does not require any special precautions. Ideally, cut the leaves close to the ground in early spring so that they protect the root ball from the cold and wet until then.

Increase blood vessels

In order to reproduce blood vessels, the majority of hobby gardeners choose to split the root ball. The advantage of this method is that the perennial is rejuvenated at the same time, which is necessary every few years anyway. Dig up the root ball, cut it into two or more segments and place them in the ground at the new location. A section should have at least two eyes from which it can sprout again.

Alternatively, sow the seeds directly in the bed. Between March and June, or ideally in September, prepare a well-drained, slightly moist, sandy-humus seedbed for the seeds. As a dark germ, place the seeds 5-10 mm deep in a small furrow. Keep the soil constantly moist and do not apply fertilizer. In the further course the seedlings are separated with 2 pairs of leaves at a distance of 20-30 cm.

How do I transplant properly?

After 5 years at the latest, the vitality of a Hain dock will visibly decrease. High time for a change of location. To do this, dig up the perennial and split the root ball in half. Cut off aged and bald pieces to plant the tapered segments in the new place. If you enrich the soil with compost and horn shavings in advance, the rooting will progress quickly.

How to use blood vapor

Blood steamer trumps relatives sorrel with a milder taste. For this reason alone, this is delightful Knotweed increasing popularity. In addition, the herbal plant has been used in folk medicine for generations. We have compiled the most common uses for you here:

• For preparation as a spinach-like vegetable
• To refine soups, sauces and salads
• As a tea to relieve dry coughs, stomach and intestinal complaints, loss of appetite and other ailments

Note the very high content of oxalic acid. Excessive consumption can cause kidney damage in sensitive people and young children. However, consumption in small quantities is harmless. However, anyone who suffers from iron deficiency should refrain from consuming it entirely.
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