The Mediterranean olive herb is considered hardy in the garden bed. Does this also apply if the winter is very harsh? After all, it is not used to high temperatures below zero in its homeland. With a container specimen it is clear that it is not safe from frost outside. Let's move on to the support you can give this beautiful and edible plant.
How can I protect and overwinter olive herb in winter?
To overwinter olive herb successfully, protect it in the bed with brushwood or pine branches; Potted plants need a protected location, a wrapped pot and covered soil. Alternatively, the plant can be kept in cool and bright conditions in winter quarters.
Olive herb is surprisingly robust
The holy herb is surprisingly robust despite its origins. It copes well with the cold and even survives frost when planted out. But when the thermometer falls far below zero, things also become critical for this herb.
Protective measures in the bed
If you live in a harsh area of the country or have a harsh winter on the horizon, the olive herb needs your support so that it doesn't freeze to death. Even if it roots in an exposed location, it should receive winter protection:
- cover with sticks or pine branches
- Bast mats offer even more protection
Protect potted plants
No matter where you make your home in this country, you always have to protect an olive herb in the pot from frost.
- Change location if necessary in autumn
- the shrub must be protected
- z. B. on a house wall
- Wrap the pot with fleece (€49.00 on Amazon), cardboard, jute or bubble wrap
- Cover the soil with leaves or brushwood
Play it safe
If you want to offer a potted olive herb the safest possible winter overwintering, then share your home with it. Give it a cool and bright room until spring. In winter quarters, the plant requires little care. Water them with a little water every now and then so that the soil doesn't dry out completely.
Tip
Even in winter quarters, you can occasionally cut off a few branches to season your dishes. If you have to cut back the plant heavily because space is limited, you can freeze the edible greens for later use.
