2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Once upon a time, anise was sought and harvested by herbalists, as it was believed that it cures insomnia and helps people with snake bites. Centuries have passed, a lot has changed, but one thing has remained the same - anise is still considered a medicinal plant, the infusion of its seeds is used for bad sleep, but anise oil protects from bites, not from snake bites, but from mosquitoes
What is anise
Anise ordinary is a small herbaceous bush, up to half a meter high. This plant is an annual, therefore, it grows for exactly one season. The upper leaves of anise are thin, resembling dill leaves in shape, but the lower ones are radically different from the upper ones: they are whole and have a lanceolate shape. But absolutely all leaves have a pleasant strong aroma and are suitable for consumption.
Choosing a place for sowing
Anise ordinary is very fond of warm places directly under the sun, since, despite the fact that anise is considered a moisture and cold-resistant plant, flowering and ripening of seeds without sunlight is almost impossible. Pay attention to the soil, as podzolic and swampy soils are not suitable for growing anise. This plant requires a light neutral or alkaline soil to grow.
Another important factor: do not plant anise next to cilantro, as they suffer from the same diseases, and they have the same pests.
Preparing the garden
It is advisable to prepare a bed for sowing anise ordinary in the fall (it is possible at the beginning of winter, if the weather conditions permit, so if you have a positive temperature outside your window and there is no snow cover, then it is not too late to prepare a bed for spring sowing of anise).
We carefully loosen the place for our future plantings or dig it up well, and then add compost or humus. If we prepare a bed in spring, then we add compost before loosening and digging up the site.
Preparing the seeds
It is best to soak anise seeds for a few days before planting to ensure friendly shoots. The water needs to be changed every day. At the same time, we monitor the color of the seeds: if they changed their color to black or brown, then it is better to throw out such seeds right away, they will not sprout.
Planting anise ordinary
This plant is planted with seeds. When planting, the rate per 1 square meter is only 2 grams of seeds. Seeds are planted to a depth of about 2-3 centimeters, the distance between the plants should be about 10 centimeters, and between the rows - 20 centimeters. After planting before germination, the soil must be thoroughly moistened and not allowed to dry out, as this leads to a delay in germination, they can appear about a month after planting.
Anise ordinary care
Anise is one of the most unpretentious plants and does not require any special care. The only thing is to weed the weeds as needed, loosen the soil and water the plant.
Harvesting
Anise seeds are harvested when the umbrellas turn yellow-brown. They are cut, tied in bunches, hung to dry in well-ventilated rooms with inflorescences down. After the seeds are dry, they are separated from the "umbrellas".
Application
In fact, the spectrum of action of anise is very wide, the seeds (fruits) of anise are used for medicinal purposes, since they have a diuretic, antimicrobial, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, and lactogonic effect. In addition, anise seed infusion stimulates digestive activity.
But not only seeds are important for anise, young leaves are also used for food (added to salad, as well as as a seasoning for various dishes), seeds, including unripe (by the way, anise seeds are also used to prepare the well-known anise vodka) …
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