How Do You Grow Carpet Bugle (Ajuga Reptans)?
Carpet bugle has blue flowers in early spring. This evergreen ground cover for part shade thrives in USDA zones 6 to 8. Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer, year-round in warmer climates. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds. Buy carpet bugle in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers. Choose a site in part shade with well-drained soil. Dig a hole for each plant no deeper than the plants were growing in the containers. Space the holes 1 foot apart. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting holes before setting the plants in. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost. Water well until soil is completely moist, and water weekly during summers with no rainfall.
