AROMATIC PLANTS

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 The Aromatic Plants

Follow our tips to be successful in all your aromatic plants: how and when to plant your aromatic plants? They are grown both on land and in pots, in all climates of France. Each of them requires different growing conditions: basil, thyme, rosemary, parsley, chives, mint, chervil, coriander, tarragon ... Make them all a hit!

Known for their aromatic and medicinal qualities, these herbs have been adopted by man for millennia. Each plant has its own story, ranging from basil, a real plant, to lavender, which smells its breath to cover the smell of alcohol and saffron, used by Cleopatra for its cosmetic and coloring properties.

Among the most famous aromatic plants we can mention pell-mell: dill, anise, basil, chamomile, chervil, chives, coriander, tarragon, fennel, bay leaf, lavender, mint, parsley, burnet, licorice, saffron, salty, officinal sage, lemon balm, verbena, wild thyme, rosemary and thyme.

You can grow different aromatics in one container, as long as they have the same soil and irrigation requirements.

Where, when and how to plant your aromatics?

Requiring sun and heat, basil is sown in the ground in the south from April to May, but remains sheltered elsewhere in France and will not be transplanted into the garden until May-June. Basil is greedy in water, requires abundant irrigation on both the foot and the leaves.

On the contrary, thyme likes to roughen it: dry, well-drained or even stony soil will make it happy.

Do you grow your aromas in pots?

Think about drainage: place a bed of clay or gravel balls on the bottom of the pot. And make sure the holes ensure the drainage of excess water.

How to keep your aromatic plants?

Provide regular watering, especially in hot weather.

Protect them under a bell to collect them again when winter and frosts arrive.

The main varieties of aromatic herbs

Growing conditions vary completely from one aromatic plant to another, follow our advice for each variety of aromatic perennial plants: exposure, planting period, harvest ...

1- Dill

Exposure: in the sun, hot, sheltered from the winds

Soil: fresh, well-drained and rich soils

Sowing, sowing and multiplication: sowing in progress from April to May (dill does not like transplants). Reseeds itself (if the plant is authorized to sow)

Maintenance: hoe and grass regularly around. Water if the weather is very dry.

Consumed parts: leaves (fresh or dried) and seeds in August-September

2- Basil

Basil

For the pesto!

Exposure: in the sun, hot, sheltered from the winds

Soil: light and rich soils

Sowing, sowing and multiplication: sowing in the ground in April-May in the south, in pots, under shelter elsewhere. Plant in the ground in May-June

Maintenance: abundant watering on the feet and on the leaves, in the morning and in the evening. Straw to maintain humidity. Hoe and grass regularly.

Parts eaten: fresh leaves

3- Chervil

Chervil

Exposure: in the sun, tolerant even in the shade

Soil: any type of soil

Sowing, sowing and multiplication: sowing in progress in the spring and until the end of summer. Reseeds itself (if the plant is authorized to sow)

Maintenance: regular watering. Regular hoeing and weeding. Prune if it becomes too intrusive.

Eaten parts: keep young leaves

4- Chives

Chives

Exposure: full sun

Soil: fresh, not very humid soils. Easy pot cultivation

Sowing, sowing and multiplication: sowing in progress from February to April. Perennial, the plant multiplies by exploding large tufts or rises (if the plant is authorized to sow)

Maintenance: hoe and grass regularly around. Water if the weather is very dry.

Parts eaten: fresh leaves (before going to sow)

5- Coriander

Coriander

Exposure: full sun

Soil: any type of soil

Sowing, sowing and multiplication: sowing from March to June and September. Depletes the soil: grows a green manure in its place the following year.

Maintenance: hoe and grass regularly around. Water if the weather is very dry. Mulch to keep the soil moist. Protect it in winter.

Consumed parts: the leaves and seeds of this aromatic (to be collected before maturity and dried indoors)

6- Tarragon

Tarragon

Exposure: sun and partial shade

Soil: light, fresh and dry soils. Easy pot cultivation

Sowing, sowing and multiplication: sowing in progress in the spring. Divide the tufts in the spring.

Maintenance: hoe and grass