Lovage
Lovage
Levisticum officinale
Plant family
Umbellifers (Apiaceae)
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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FOLLOWING YEARS
Details
Light requirement
Semi-shaded
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Plant distance
30 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Instructions
The season for this plant has not yet begun. The following instructions are for the beginning season.
Beginning of February
Propagating
End of February
Transplanting
Beginning of March
Harden
Description
Lovage - also called Maggi herb - is a perennial culinary herb (up to 6 years) from the umbelliferae family. The dried seeds and leaves are used as a spice. Essential oils can be extracted from the root for medicinal use. Individual stems can grow 1-2 m high in summer.
Origin:
Southwest Europe
Growing tips
Lovage likes a bright, sunny location, deep, humus soil and needs quite a lot of nutrients. In addition, lovage has a high water requirement, but does not tolerate waterlogging. In spring the plant becomes bushy, in summer it forms stems that can grow up to 2 m high.
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Coriander / Cilantro
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Courgette / Zucchini
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Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
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Leeks
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
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Melon (Sugar melon)
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Mint
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Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsley
Pea
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Radish
Radishes
Rhubarb
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Rosemary
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sage
Savory
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Strawberry
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Thyme
Turnip
Zinnia
Diseases
No diseases
Pests
Land snails
