Pull woodruff in the pot

The natural location of the woodruff in nature

If you like the woodruff in pots plant want, you should be aware of the places where he prefers in the forest and in the garden grows. An ideal one Location for woodruff represents the relatively shady forest floor in red beech forests. here spread If the sunlight is not too strong, it spreads over root runners, so that in a few years large populations of the plant, which grows like a ground cover, can arise.

The right care for woodruff in the pot

Basically, the pot for growing woodruff should not be too small, so that the roots of the wintering plant can spread well. It meets the natural needs of plants when they are in the shade Location be cultivated on the balcony or terrace and not on the window sill that is usually too warm and too sunny. Choose a humus-rich and loose soil as a substrate, which should be calcareous and can also be mixed with some beech leaves. As the bottom layer, you should use some clay to line the pot with. In this way you create a natural water reservoir that is modeled on the forest floor. Since the

Woodruff's Seed need frost for germination, you should use the hardy woodruff Sow around September.

Harvest woodruff and use it properly

In the first year you should still use very economical quantities from your woodruff in the pot to harvest, as otherwise the root growth can be inhibited. From the second year onwards, you should ideally harvest the woodruff's stalks shortly before Heyday, because these are then particularly aromatic. You can use the herb woodruff as a medicine or flavoring in the following products:

• May punch
• herbal tea
• Moth pillows
• Woodruff syrup
• Berliner Weisse

Tips & Tricks

Before using it, be sure to find out about the correct dosage of woodruff: The soothing effect of the contained coumarin on headaches can lead to nausea, headache and liver damage if overdosed to lead.

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