The woodruff as an ancient medicinal and aromatic plant can be recognized and collected in many regions on spring walks through the forest. You can also plant it in a pot or under a tree in the garden.

Where can you get woodruff plants?

If you know places with dense woodruff growth in the forests in your area, you can, with the consent of the landowner, carefully dig up some plants and transplant them to a shady spot in the garden on a day that is not too hot. Many specialty stores for garden plants stock woodruff in the kitchen herbs department. However, it can also be grown relatively easily from seeds.

What is the perfect location for the woodruff?

The woodruff rightly bears its name because it is a typical forest plant. It therefore only grows in predominantly shady locations and does not tolerate strong sunlight. This also goes hand in hand with the fact that the woodruff is dependent on an even water supply and does not tolerate excessive drying out of the soil. In the garden, you can grow the woodruff under shrubs and trees or in a shady pot.

When should woodruff be sown or brought forward?

The woodruff is a frost germ, so the seeds should be sown between September and December. Growing in the pot usually makes little sense, since the sensitive roots of the woodruff can easily be injured when transplanting.

How can woodruff be propagated?

If you want to plant the woodruff properly, you should give it enough space in the garden bed or in the pot. The woodruff will then multiply by self-seeding after the first flowering and by root suckers.

When should the woodruff be harvested?

The best time to harvest woodruff is in April and May, when the coumarin content is even lower before the upcoming flowering period. Then try to process it into delicious dishes such as:

  • May punch
  • woodruff ice cream
  • woodruff syrup

Which soil is suitable for woodruff?

As a forest plant, the woodruff needs loose and humus-rich soil that can store moisture well.

tips and tricks

Fertilization is generally not required for woodruff. As a nutrient supply at its location, it is sufficient to cover the woodruff with a layer of leaves in autumn, which then decomposes by spring.

WK

Category:

Herbs