Herb Gardening

Learn How to Grow your garden.

Have you ever thought of growing all the herbs that up to now you have been buying the supermarket? If it seemed too difficult to you, you must know that you were wrong. Actually you can grow them in your garden with out any hassle from cuttings or seeds.

You don’t need to do a lot of landscaping, look for any specific pots and containers or make many preparatory gardening operations. But you do need to take care of the plants like for anything else you want to thrive.

Here is some useful information for those of you who are beginners in herb gardening and don’t have time to spend reading exhausting thick books on horticulture.

Herbs are annuals, biennials and perennial plants. Basil, Coriander and Dill for example are annuals which means that they bloom for one season only and then die. On the other hand, Caraway and Parsley are biennials and they last for two seasons and bloom only in the second season.

The interesting thing about perennials like chives, fennel, mint and tarragon is that they ‘die’ over winter and once the plant has established itself it blossom s each season.

Next thing you need to learn is that herbs need to be planted in a 20 by 4 foot garden space and you can have separate plots for each type of herb. It is also a good idea to plant frequently used and colorful herbs like Parsley and Purple Basil around the borders of your plot. 

Some tips on the soil include not letting it be very wet because if it is too wet instead of cultivating a thriving herb garden you will get a desert.

When planning herb gardening one of the first things you need to do is to remove about 15 to 18 inches depth of soil to make your herb plot well drained and then add some crushed stone or other material that is similar to the stones to the bottom of the hole.

Or you can lighten the soil’s texture by adding some sand mixture and compost . The result will be that the water will easily seep through the soil and drain away and the hummus will enrich the nutrients and restore the soil’s Ph level. Remember to refill the hole higher than it originally was.

There is an option to plant the herbs in the ground in the late winter. Then you have to grow them indoors first recommendatory in shallow trays ensuring a thick coating of soil do not cover the herb seeds.

Besides, the soil has to be well drained and light and which will be a guarantee that your herb gardening starts really well. Then all you have to do is transplant the herbs outside and once they grow up you can use them not only for cooking but also for medicinal or aromatic usage.