Sweet Woodruff

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Sweet Woodruff outdoors about 2 weeks after your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 30 days. Grow in shade, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Sweet Woodruff
  • ❧Sweet Woodruff draws Bees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Sweet Woodruff feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Winged bean
  

  Winged beanExcellent pair

  • ❧Winged bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Sweet Woodruff feeds on
  • ❧Sweet Woodruff draws Bees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Winged bean roots deep while Sweet Woodruff feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Bitter Melon
  Great pair

  • ❧Bitter Melon attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Sweet Woodruff
  • ❧Sweet Woodruff draws Bees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Sweet Woodruff acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bitter Melon

How to grow Sweet Woodruff

1. Sow2 weeks from frost
2. Germinates30 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowShade
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, humus-rich, well-draining — woodland conditions