Recently, many people are trying to replace traditional pills and injections for therapy with the help of herbal medicine. One of the most healing herbs is St. John's wort, it is increasingly being grown by summer residents. St. John's wort is unpretentious and even with minimal care is able to give a good harvest.
Description
Hypericum is known for its healing properties for a long time. A little strange name of this plant is due to the fact that its use in food by herbivores can cause ailments, weakness and even animal diseases. 
This grass is a perennial, outwardly, this culture looks like a small shrub with yellow flowers, which can be either single or collected in inflorescences.
Science knows several dozen varieties of this medicinal herb, the most common of which are St. John's wort tree, ordinary, spotted, calypus and sprawling. Since ancient times, people have harvested this healing grass in meadows and fields, forest edges and on the roadsides.
Important! The herb contains a red pigment - hypericin, which greatly increases the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet sunlight.
Where to plant St. John's wort
St. John's wort - the culture is quite unpretentious, the place for its landing, choose based on the characteristics of the landscape of their land. 
It is inappropriate to allocate the best beds for this crop, for this purpose any unused patches of land with a good level of solar illumination will do.
It is best to plant this healing herb in a flower bed; St. John's wort is essentially an ornamental shrub, planting and caring for which is not much different from similar actions for flowers.
Predecessors
The best option for landing are areas that were fallow, but few can afford this luxury. Hypericum grows well after well-fertilized row crops and winter crops, steaming.
Location and lighting
This medicinal herb loves the sun, so for planting a crop, preference should be given to open areas - this can be either a flower bed or the perimeter of a small house. 
Not bad growing culture and in between the rows of young gardens. In general, for this fit any piece of land, cleared of weeds and with a good level of natural lighting.
The soil
St. John's wort does not like clay and alumina, acidic and alkaline soils, this culture best of all feels in black soil and sandy soils.
Culture grows well in moderately fertilized soils, preference is given to organic - 4-5 kg of humus per square meter will suffice, fertilizer can be applied both during and after digging the soil. 
You can fertilize the land with compost or peat compost at the rate of 2-3 kg per square meter. Inorganic complex fertilizers saturated with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium will also be suitable.
Did you know? The Latin name Nurericum translates as "among the heathers", and the most common is Nurericum perforatum, which sounds like a hole, which is characterized by small dots on the leaves, which can be seen by looking at them through the sunlight.
Sowing seeds
Growing Hypericum, like most other herbs, comes from the seeds. The seeds are very small, 3-4 kg is enough to sow a whole hectare. To sow St. John's wort is recommended for the winter or early spring.
It is important to maintain an interrow distance in the range of 40-45 cm, the seeds are introduced superficially, without embedding. 
If you plant St. John's wort in spring, then preference should be given to stratified seeds, podzymny sowing carried out with dry seeds. It is not a problem to buy seed now, it can be done in specialized stores, in the markets, in pharmacies and even on Internet sites.
We advise you to familiarize yourself with the list of such medicinal plants: golden root, blue cyanosis, ginseng, hollow crested colony, comfrey, gravel.Significantly better results are given by wintering crops - seeds overwintering in the ground are not afraid of diseases, have a more powerful root system and produce an increased yield.
When stratifying (long-term keeping of seeds), it is desirable to mix the seed with sand, stand in the cold for 2-3 months, and before sowing it in the soil, dry to a loose state.
Important! St. John's Wort is rich in vitamin C, contains carotene, essential oils and tannins, resinous substances. Medicines made on its basis have bactericidal, astringent and hemostatic properties, promote tissue regeneration and rapid healing of wounds. In the field, this plant is called the "remedy for 99 diseases."
Care of crops
Grains begin to germinate at a temperature of 5-6 ° C, the optimum temperature for this culture is 20-25 ° C. 
It is very important to take care of the seedlings in the early stages, while the plants are not yet strong, especially scrupulous care should be in the first month after germination from the ground.
Did you know? There are cases when St. John's wort helped save people with burns of 2/3 of the body surface.
Watering
Crops need to be watered, especially if they are cultivated in arid and hot climates. Drip irrigation will help minimize costs. It is important to prevent cases of excessive soil moisture, St. John's wort does not like it.
Top dressing
In order for the harvest to be good, it is enough to competently prepare the soil before planting, this crop does not need additional fertilizer. 
But if there is a desire to get an excellent harvest guaranteed, then you can feed this healing herb, for this the nitroammophoshka is best - this is a mineral fertilizer in granules, you need to put it in the soil at the rate of 8 g per 1 sq. Km. m. The best period for fertilizing the land is early spring, at this time the St. John’s wort must not yet have flowers.
Did you know? Hypericum is one of the most effective therapeutic agents. The plant contains ascorbic and nicotinic acids, saponins and carotene, cetyl alcohol and sugars, tocopherol and hypericin, phytoncides and essential oil. Such a huge amount of medicinal components allows using this medicinal plant very widely. It is for this reason that St. John's wort has been successfully used as an antibacterial and antiseptic, analgesic and regenerating, diuretic and astringent for several centuries.
Soil care and weeding
It is important to deal with weeds in time (they can stifle shoots), weed and loosen the aisles, repeat these operations as necessary. 
Too often weed shoots are not necessary, otherwise you can damage the root system of the plant, which negatively reflects on the quality and quantity of the crop.
Harvest
Harvest time is the end of June - beginning of July, at this time on the hypericum the maximum number of flowers.
Plant stems with buds, leaves and flowers no longer than 30 cm in length will fit the blank. Dry the grass preferably at a temperature of 20-35 °With a shaded, well-ventilated place. 
Growing Hypericum becomes a very popular hobby among many summer residents and owners of country houses - the fact is that in the natural environment it is becoming more and more difficult to find this medicinal herb.
The decision to sow this crop in your backyard is absolutely correct and win-win, with a minimum of effort, you will get a good harvest of this medicinal plant.
