Aromatic and medicinal, common wormwood is a perennial that can grow up to 1.50 m tall, with beautiful downy , silvery foliage. The scent of wormwood is strong and pleasant, repelling certain pests in the vegetable garden such as slugs , snails , flea beetles and the cabbage white butterfly . Wormwood inhabits dry areas of Asia and Europe. The yellow flowers appear from July to September .

In the kitchen

Its leaves and flowers are used. Absinthe is used in the composition of liqueurs and aperitifs , but also in herbal teas , decoctions or mother tincture . Absinthe has many medicinal properties : aperitif , digestive , vermifuge , insect repellent (repels moths and ants ).

Sowing

Sowing : from March to May , or September , in a nursery or under a tunnel. Cover the seeds with 1 mm of soil. Plant in spring or autumn in rows spaced 1 m apart, in all types of light and drained soil, for flowerbeds or vegetable borders . Water in case of extreme heat or drought. It is possible to prune certain plants in autumn for better recovery in spring .

Harvest

The leaves and flowers are harvested in early summer. The seeds are harvested in September and October .