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Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 8:09 pm
by KimChick
When finding a packet of chamomile seeds at a store, I could not resist trying to start them from seed one.... more.... time.
There were quite a lot of seeds in the packet, too! They are doing quite well under the grow light. I am going to wait until they develop lots of roots before I plant them outside. Hopefully, I won't kill them before then.
- Chamomile seedlings with some "Sunset Yellow" Hummingbird Mint to the right.
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 8:12 am
by WLLady
my patch of chamomile from last year got first-burnt to the ground in our fire, then second-tilled in late fall....then third-tilled again, twice this spring....and guess what is coming up again?! and of course it's completely where i do not want it to be!!!!! argh!
your sprouts are looking great!!!!!
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 2:39 pm
by KimChick
WLLady wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 8:12 am
my patch of chamomile from last year got first-burnt to the ground in our fire, then second-tilled in late fall....then third-tilled again, twice this spring....and guess what is coming up again?! and of course it's completely where i do not want it to be!!!!! argh!
your sprouts are looking great!!!!!
The only plants that have ever reseeded themselves in my gardens are portulaca and anise hyssop; weeds don't count.
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 3:54 pm
by labradors
I LOVE anise hyssop and only have the sterile hybrid that never sets seed. Wish I could buy some Chamomile plants. Those tiny seeds are so daunting....
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 11:38 pm
by KimChick
labradors wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 3:54 pm
I LOVE anise hyssop and only have the sterile hybrid that never sets seed. Wish I could buy some Chamomile plants. Those tiny seeds are so daunting....
The first time I had grown chamomile was from buying plants, but that was in Southern Ontario. The only reason I had started them from seeds here is because I can't find anyone who sells the plants.
I'll let you know how the anise hyssop does in my garden this year; it was a brutal winter.
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 8:04 am
by WLLady
KimChick wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 2:39 pm
The only plants that have ever reseeded themselves in my gardens are portulaca and anise hyssop; weeds don't count.
then do not ever ever ever grow ground cherries!!!! EVER! i'm still pulling those things out after 8 years!
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 8:40 am
by Jaye
I'm curious: What does one do with ground cherries? Are they mostly for preserves?
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 8:35 am
by WLLady
they are super tasty just eaten off the ground from under the bush when they are ripe. make excellent pies, great raw in salads, they're a bit like a cross between pineapple and strawberry in flavour. great jam...don't need much sugar because they're naturally sweet.
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 9:29 am
by Killerbunny
I am trying some Hyssop this year it's called Arcado Pink also some sweet mace.
Here's the blurb. Agastache X hyb.) Think Anise hyssop with a twist--this variety blooms in clear pink rather than the more usual lavender-purple. Incredibly free flowering on compact plants, early summer right through to hard frost, and the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love it!
Re: Chamomile Revisited
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 7:37 pm
by KimChick
Killerbunny wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 9:29 am
I am trying some Hyssop this year it's called Arcado Pink also some sweet mace.
Here's the blurb. Agastache X hyb.) Think Anise hyssop with a twist--this variety blooms in clear pink rather than the more usual lavender-purple. Incredibly free flowering on compact plants, early summer right through to hard frost, and the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love it!
That sounds like a beautiful Agastache!
I'm hoping the Hummingbird Mint that I started from seed will hurry up and grow some more. It's still quite tiny.
