planting chamomile from seed Chamomile – Grow Towers

planting chamomile from seed Chamomile – Grow TowersMatricaria chamomilla Annual medicinal, ornamental, woody and fragrant herbs. produces yellow and white basket flowers that can be dried and used for tea. The tea is said to have a cleansing and calming effect. Pick the flowers when they have just bloomed, best on sunny days and put them to dry directly in low heat too high heat will turn them bitter. Best grown in light, well cultivated soil, which is free from weeds. Chamomile is a good companion

Matricaria chamomilla

Annual medicinal, ornamental, woody and fragrant herbs. produces yellow and white basket flowers that can be dried and used for tea. The tea is said to have a cleansing and calming effect. Pick the flowers when they have just bloomed, best on sunny days and put them to dry directly in low heat -too high heat will turn them bitter.

Best grown in light, well cultivated soil, which is free from weeds.

Chamomile is a good companion near beans, peas, lettuce and spinach.

Pre-cultivation: 6-8 weeks before last frost. 

Direct sowing: May-June, after last frost. Water before sowing and keep moist until germination. Press the seeds lightly into the soil and do not cover - they need light to germinate.

Flowering/Harvest: From August

Spacing: 15 cm / 1 plant per GreenStalk pocket

Sow depth, cm: 0.1

Location: Sun or partial shade in cooler climates, partial shade in warm climates

Height, cm: 40

Annual

Number of seeds: 100+