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How to Grow Big and Beautiful Lovage

24
Aug
How to Grow Big and Beautiful Lovage
By Nightlight
/ in Garden Ideas,Vegetables and Herbs
/ tags Gardening Tips, vegetables and herbs
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If you find celery hard to grow—and the cost of buying it prohibitive—then lovage (Levisticum officinale) may be just what you’re looking for! The lovage plant is an easy-to-cultivate perennial herb that tastes like the “real thing” and can be used whenever celery is desired: in soups, salads. casseroles, and stuffings. And given the proper soil and growing conditions, the pretty plant will mature to a height of six feet or more!

Many people have never heard of this fine herb, but it’s been around for centuries. The Romans thought enough of the tall, aromatic plant to take it with them to England, and lovage was grown in medieval monastery gardens for medicinal, as well as culinary, uses. Dr. Samuel Johnson recommended the long-lasting perennial for rheumatism, while the American colonists brought it with them to make a favorite tea they hoped would help ward off the New World’s aches and pains.

About Lovage

Lovage is big and beautiful enough to deserve a prominent spot in even the most carefully landscaped yard. Its leaves are shiny, dark green, and finely cut (they both look and smell like celery greens) and in late June or early July yellow flowers spread their big “umbrella” clusters above the lush foliage.

How to Grow Big and Beautiful Lovage

The handsome herb is more than just another “pretty face” in your garden, however, because every part of this plant is edible. Old-timers hilled up the soil around the base of the stems to blanch them, then harvested the stalks like celery. (Lovage does have a stronger flavor than the more familiar vegetable, though, so only use about half as much in any given recipe.) The large stems are especially tasty when they’re candied, the tender young growth adds zest to salads, the seeds can be added—just like celery seeds—to pastries and candy, or sprinkled over fruit (in fact, lovage kernels are sweeter than those of celery). Even the roots have been used as a remedy for a variety of ailments.




Both leaves and stems may be dried for winter use, too. To prepare the foliage for your spice shelf, just swish the stems in water, then clip off the leaflets and spread them out on a tray or newspaper until they’re ready to be stored in airtight containers. The seed heads (which mature in August) should be laid out flat to dry, then put in a large bag and shaken to remove the “nutlets.”

Grow Power!

This versatile celery substitute requires rich, moist soil with good drainage and partial shade. Its roots go far into the ground to support the tall, spreading growth, so dig organic matter or compost in to a depth of at least a foot before you set out your herbs.

You’ll probably find that one lovage plant produces more leaves than your household can use, and the old fronds are inclined to turn yellow. When that happens, simply clip off the entire stem and add it to your compost heap. There’ll be plenty more.

Plant Propagation:

  • Lovage plants are grown from seed. Directly sow Lovage seeds into your garden after all danger of frost. Cover lightly with fine garden soil.
  • For a jump start, start seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last frost. After transplanting, keep the soil well watered for a few weeks.
  • Lovage can also be propagated by division of roots.
  • Space Lovage seedlings or thin plants to 2 to 3 feet apart.
  • Days to Germination: 10-14 days
  • Plant Height: Six feet.

How to Grow Big and Beautiful Lovage




I keep my plants mulched to conserve moisture, especially during summer dry spells. In the fall, well-rotted manure (or compost and lime) should be scratched into the soil to provide the nutrients lovage needs in order to thrive. New starts can be propagated by root division in the spring.

Once one of these huge herbs is established by your kitchen door, you’ll never want for “celery” again. Anda fter you’ve had a chance to get to know the prolific plant, I think you’ll agree that lovage is “a many-splendored thing!”

Source: motherearthnews.com
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