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Has anybody used chamomile as a living mulch / ground cover?   I am thinking of growing it and then planting into it, so it would be useful to know other's experiences of working with it.  I am based in the Northern UK.

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I use chamomile on my garden paths. I have never planted into it but it has been a resilient barefoot friendly path planting.  About the end of august it is dwindling from the heat but has been an effetive weed barrier.  I've mentioned earlier I purchase seeds in bulk as an organic tea from amazon and have found that to be the most cost effective way to get seeds.
 
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Hey Robert! I have my organic tea/seeds now. Do you have any paths that spend springtime being significantly soggy? Most of my paths do that. I hope to establish a gound cover after the soggy season is over...

If not chamomile, then a low clover I guess.
 
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I don't really have any soggy areas. It flourishes through spring and summer and then gets puny during hot August temps in full sun.  
 
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How did it pan out Chris? My chamomile just pops up by itself here and there on half a hectare and slowly grows over winter, not minding quite hard freezes either.. I plan on throwing some different varieties out tomorrow. Trying to cross the local variety with bigger sweeter commercial ones.
 
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