Wild Bergamot

Growing from seed

Start Wild Bergamot indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Clover
  

  CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Wild Bergamot feeds on
  • ❧Wild Bergamot draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Wild Bergamot
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  Common bean
  

  Common beanGreat pair

  • ❧Common bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Wild Bergamot feeds on
  • ❧Wild Bergamot draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Common bean acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Wild Bergamot
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  French Marigold
  Good pair

  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Wild Bergamot
  • ❧French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Wild Bergamot
  • ❧Wild Bergamot draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Wild Bergamot

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space45 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Low · Height: 100 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average — more drought-tolerant than M. didyma