Skillfully collect elderflower - this is how you do it right
Presented from the end of May Black elder its magnificent flowers. Even our ancestors knew how to process elderflower. Instead of long on the Ripening time Waiting from elderberries, they turned the flowers into fragrant tea, delicious jelly and aromatic syrup. Traditional art is more relevant today than ever as long as you collect the flowers carefully. This is how you do it:
- the weather is dry and warm
- the morning dew has just evaporated
- only collect complete umbels with completely opened flowers
- instead of plucking, it is better to cut with a pair of rose shears
- Place in an airy basket and not in a plastic bag
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The flowers of elder bushes along busy roads are unsuitable for consumption. Keep an eye out for trees and shrubs on the edge of the forest because they are not so polluted by environmental toxins. For this reason, it is recommended to do it on your own
garden a elder always to be planted away from the road.Only harvest elderberries when they are fully ripe
The harvest of will be ready by September at the latest Elderberries in front of the door. Only collect umbels that have completely colored fruits. Be sure to wear gloves, as the juice is very difficult to remove from your hands and clothing. With a sharp knife cut off the umbel and place it in a basket lined with foil. Before the harvest is washed in the house, individual unripe elderberries should be sorted out.
Consume only heated berries and flowers
Elderberry hides a glycoside that punishes careless consumption with severe stomach ache and vomiting. Elderberries and elderflowers should therefore only be eaten after they have been heated to over 80 degrees Celsius.
Tips & Tricks
The bloom of the black elder signals to the gardener that early summer weather conditions will prevail. As long as it lasts, there is still time to plant fast-growing summer flowers. Now plant or sow marigolds, mallow or vetch. They will do well regardless of the calendar date.
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