الاثنين، 21 مارس 2011

Growing Angelica



Growing Angelica..................


The cultivation of Angelica

Site: Angelica is grown best in a bright shady area of your herb garden. If planted in full sun, make sure to add mulch to the soil around the plant. Make sure the soil moist and deep.

Propagation: Allow yourself to sow seeds or plant fresh seeds in late summer. Seeds lose their viability within three months, so make sure you buy from a reputable dealer that knows his stuff. This herb does not grow well by division or by cutting the branch.

Growing: Sow in early autumn, angelica, where they grow. If you have transplant the seedlings, it should be done in the spring, before the tap root is developed. A little protection is needed from the wind. It prefers rich, moist, well drained soil and partial shade. Regular watering in dry weather is necessary. Leave may be 2 or three meters from the plant as a plant very fruitful. It will not flower, seeds, and die until the second or third year. When flowering is slowed (not allowed to come to seed), the plant can survive for many years.

Harvesting: Cut comes before midsummer to crystallize. The leaves of this plant is the second year in the spring (before flowering), the roots in the fall of the first year, and the seeds are harvested when ripe in late summer.

Culinary uses: Seeds can be mixed with stems and used to the taste of alcoholic beverages such as gin, vermouth and Chartreuse. The leaves can tart fruit like rhubarb to be cooked to reduce the acidity. Chopped fresh mint leaves can with mayonnaise and spread on bread for a refreshing mixed. Stems can be crystallized for decorations for cakes and jellies.

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