Lovage 100 Seeds – Levisticum – HEIRLOOM – Herb

HERBS: Treat yourself to fresh herbs right from your garden! The difference when home grown is impressive! All are excellent for adding distinctive flavor to meat, and fish dishes, gravies, soups, salads and vegetables. They are fun to grow and make an attractive garden addition!Lovage. Levisticum officinale3-6 ft.Hardy PerennialCulpepper wrote of Lovage in the 1600s, “It is a known and much praised remedy.” Grown for its seeds and young stems which are used as tasty condiments, the celery-like leaf stalks can be blanched for use as a vegetable while the roots are said to possess medicinal qualities. Direct sun in late summer or mid-spring. Can also be started indoors 6-8 weeks before last spring frost. For best leaf harvest, cut back flowering stems before blooms form. Harvest two-year-old plants 2-3 times during the season.Planting Depth: 1/4″Soil Temp. for Germ.: 60-70 degrees FDays to Germ.: 10-21Plant Spacing: 18″-24″Days to Maturity: 2nd YearFull Sun to Partial ShadeModerate Water