planting mugwort seeds Mugwort seed pack

planting mugwort seeds Mugwort seed packMugwort is a tough perennial that is often found growing in wastelands throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. It is an easy plant to grow, thriving in neglected parts of the garden where other plants may struggle. It can be grown in full sunshine or partial shade, and you will have plenty of leaves to harvest within a few months of sowing. Sowing: Sow indoors anytime between late winter and early summer, or outdoors from mid spring. Scatter the

Mugwort is a tough perennial that is often found growing in wastelands throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. It is an easy plant to grow, thriving in neglected parts of the garden where other plants may struggle. It can be grown in full sunshine or partial shade, and you will have plenty of leaves to harvest within a few months of sowing.

Sowing:

Sow indoors anytime between late winter and early summer, or outdoors from mid-spring. Scatter the seed on the surface and gently press into the soil (do not bury). Keep the soil moist and they should germinate within a couple of weeks.

Uses and benefits:

Mugwort is a contradictory plant in that it is a warming bitter. Bitter plants tend to be more cooling and anti-inflammatory but mugwort is a warmer. It is rich in warming and invigorating essential oils, such as linalool and pinene, and bitter sesquiterpene lactones, and supports digestion by stimulating digestive secretions but also by soothing digestive spasms. As our brain and belly seems so intricately connected mugwort’s ability to lift stagnation in our digestion is mirrored in its effect to gently lift the spirits. It seems to have an invigorating effect on blood flow too, especially where there is cold in the lower back and abdomen, making it useful for painful periods and to ease menstrual flow.