These medicinal and edible plant should find a place in your backyard, if it isn’t there already! It’s a traditional remedy for bee stings, plus it’s been used as an early spring green. It spreads well and the seed can remain viable in the soil for decades, believe it or not! Perennial.
Plantain – Broadleaf – Plantago major
Soil & Water: Provide full sun and moist soil. This plant actually prefers compacted soils, and it will thrive in other less-than-ideal conditions as well. Thrives in high-traffic areas.
Planting & Growing: You can either direct seed or plant indoors and transplant to the garden later. (Some sources say to cold stratify seeds first, to increase germination.)
Harvesting & Storage: Harvest leaves for fresh or dry use, but the whole plant is edible, including the roots and seeds (related to psyllium seeds).
Soil Temperature: 55-75FPlanting Depth: 1/16”Germination: 10-20 DaysHeight At Maturity: 6-8”Days To Maturity: 120-140Sun/Shade: Full SunSpacing After Thinning: 12-18”Approx Seeds per Pack: 200
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