In addition to vegetables and fruits, hobby gardeners should also think about growing some kitchen herbs.
You can use these tips to grow the herbs successfully.
The gardening work in April * also includes the cultivation of some kitchen herbs.
Some varieties are hardened and can even be planted directly in the bed.
In order to be able to record a successful harvest over several years, we have put together a few valuable tips for you.
Growing culinary herbs in the garden: chives
The chives are cold germs.
This means that it needs temperatures below 18 ° C to germinate.
The best time to sow the seeds is
between March and July
.
With good care, you can benefit from the chives for several years.
Make sure you have a good supply of nutrients and adequate irrigation,
up to five harvests a year are
possible.
Once the leaves are at least six inches, you should cut them.
It is best to use a knife for harvesting.
For a faster regrowth of the reeds, it is advisable to set the knife higher.
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.
Growing savory in the garden
It is worth sowing the savory from the beginning of April.
It should be noted here that savory is
a light germ
.
This means that it needs a lot of light to germinate well and should therefore only be lightly covered with soil.
It is also important that the seeds must always be kept moist until they finally germinate.
Alternatively, you can buy the young plants in May and plant them out at a distance of 30 x 30 centimeters.
When it comes to care, savory gets along with compost-fertilized soil.
A
calcareous soil
is
also an
advantage.
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.
Kitchen herbs in the garden: growing dill
There are several options for growing dill.
On the one hand, the seeds can be
sown directly into the bed from the end of April to July
.
Or on the other hand, be preferred from March in the warm.
Dill young plants can be planted in the bed from April.
Hobby gardeners should
pay attention to the temperatures
when sowing the seeds directly
.
Ideally, then, these are
between 15 ° C and 20 ° C
are.
If there is still a risk of frost, it is worthwhile to cover the plants with a special fleece.
You should avoid transplanting dill.
It is therefore advisable to sow the seeds in smaller pots straight away.
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This is what herbs and vegetables need in the house
This is what herbs and vegetables need in the house
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