Lovage
Levisticum officinale
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late February to late March, sow outside early April to mid-May, plant out mid-April to mid-June, and harvest late March to mid-September.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late February to late March
- Sow outdoors
- early April to mid-Mayearly September to early October
- Plant out
- mid-April to mid-June
- Harvest
- late March to mid-September
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 60 cm apart, rows 90 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per 4 squares (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 0.5 cm
- Ready in
- 45 to 60 days from planting out
- Grows to
- 1.8 m
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -20 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- Several years (perennial)
Growing tip
One plant is plenty: pick young leaves often and cut off the flower stems to keep fresh leafy growth coming.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For lovage, we used:
Grow lovage with VegLog
Add lovage to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
