Guide to Creating a Basic Herb Garden
Many of us frequently use herbs in our cooking and have our own personal demand for a constant supply of fresh herbs. Planting them in our gardens can meet our needs in addition to being a cost effective practice. A basic herb garden can also be called upon for help in making health giving herbal teas.
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Knowing How to Plant Your Chosen Herbs
Fortunately most herbs are easy to plant as they need just an average soil to flourish. However, before you go out to make your purchases, be sure to do a little research. Some plants do in fact prefer a slightly more rich soil than some others.
It’s also not commonly known that some herb plants are biennial. This means that they won’t be ready for use until their second year of growth. To ensure that you have a ready supply of herbs on the go, plant a few extra seeds so that when you harvest one plant, you still have others growing and readying themselves for you to reap.
Many people start out with a shortlist of herbs that they want in their basic herb garden. For example:
- Basil
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Oregano
- Coriander
These plants are all happy in the sun and you’ll obviously need to water them to ensure that they don’t dry out in the hotter months. Thyme is one herb that demonstrates how some will grow back, even when they have been left to dry out. Just do your best to remember to water them, and they should easily grow and thrive in your garden or even in pots on the window sill or on the patio.
It’s recommended that plant types are planted together. So you’ll need to put the parsleys together, the rosemarys together etc. This way you can ensure that they are getting the right amount of water and of course, they will be easy to find when you need to use them.
When it comes to placing the herbs in the right place of the garden, you may want to put them closer to the kitchen. This way you won’t have to go far to grab a shoot or some leaves from your herb plants.
Although it’s easy to get a herb garden underway quickly, it will still pay off to do your homework first.