Every hobby gardener can grow ginger himself in the vegetable patch, in the herb garden on the balcony or in a pot on the windowsill. If you miss it, you will miss out on a spicy-hot herbal plant that also has natural healing powers. Freshly prepared as a tea, ginger has a beneficial effect, alleviates minor ailments…
Wormwood is one of the oldest herbs used, evidence of which goes back to ancient times. It is also used to make absinthe, giving the plant the botanical name Artemisia absinthium. The absinthe plant is perennial and once planted it is easy to care for. Nevertheless, vermouth needs some attention so that it can develop well. Characteristics Plant…
The shrub basil ‘Magic Blue’ is a visual and culinary highlight and also offers a lot for our sense of smell. The conspicuously veined leaves and the strong violet-colored flowers add color to the balcony or patio, and planted out in the garden, this plant is hard to miss. Insects also love the plants and populate them…
Lovage is also known as maggi herb and has an unmistakable aroma. If you want to cultivate the spicy herb in the garden or on the balcony yourself, you can do it very easily with seeds. Interested hobby gardeners can find out below when it is time to harvest the leaves, seeds and roots of the lovage….
In dried form, mugwort gives numerous dishes that certain something. But how does it end up on the plate from the field or from your own garden? In order to preserve the spicy aroma, the gardener has to pay attention to a few things when harvesting and drying mugwort. This guide explains how, gives harvest-time tips and creative…
Feverfew sounds comforting and inspires confidence, and the herb is just as comforting for some human ailments. So it was not a good development that feverfew was pretty much forgotten, and it is only logical in the course of a general return to natural substances that feverfew is just being rediscovered. In addition, a sea…
Clary sage tastes just as spicy as the German name sounds; Salvia sclarea is exactly the plant from the sage genus that the botanical name sounds like. Both together result in a sensational ornamental perennial that, in addition to beauty, also has some culinary talents and is also super easy to grow in the garden. This, in turn,…
Mojito mint is the bartender’s mint par excellence. The special thing about this variety is that it hardly contains any menthol. This in turn is important for the drink, because menthol numbs the taste buds and who wants that? When it comes to care, mojito mint hardly differs from other types of mint. You have to be careful that…
We know lemon balm as lemon balm, although many people are not aware that it is one and the same plant. Lemon balm sounds a little more dated than lemon balm, and Melissa officinalis maybe a little like medicinal tea, but lemon balm is a lot more exciting than its reputation. Healthy, good for some interesting lemonade…
There are two types of southernwood, lemon southernwood with its fresh scent of citrus fruits and camphor southernwood with a very special, sweet and cola-like scent. Both can be grown in the home garden. They don’t bloom reliably in our climate, but if you want to use southernwood, you only need the leaves anyway. The maintenance is quite…