Best Herb Gardening

One of the most pleasant and rewarding gardening hobbies is growing herbs. Most herbs are really easy to grow, and since many are relatively small, you can plant a thriving herb garden in a pot, barrel, or small bed and still come up with a bounty of tasty herbs to use in all your recipes.

Some of the easiest and most versatile herbs to grow in your home garden include:

1. Basil – This spicy staple of most kitchens is surprisingly easy to grow in the home garden. You can grow it from seed or buy a small, starter plant, and it comes in several different varieties, with large or small leaves. Remember, basil won’t withstand cold temperatures, so you’ll have to plant a new crop every spring in cold climates.

2. Chives – These small relatives of the onion family are quite easy to grow, and they come back in the garden year after year, stronger than ever. You can sow from seed, but small starter plants will give you an instant start in the garden. Try garlic chives for a mix of garlicy onion goodness.

3. Dill – Dill is a beautiful, lacy plant to grow in the herb garden. It grows at least three-feet high, so plant it toward the back of your garden. It’s very easy to grow from seed, just make sure you plant it after all danger of frost has passed. Dill is another annual herb, which means you’ll have to plant a new crop each spring if you live in a cold climate.

4. Oregano – This is a great Italian herb, but you can use it for all kinds of recipes, from compound butters to bread and spaghetti sauce. Oregano is easy to grow from seed, and it will spread out to make a rather large bush if you don’t trim it often, so plant it in an area that gives it some room to grow. Trim it often too, to encourage new growth. This herb is relatively hardy, and should come back each spring as long as temperatures don’t get really low during the winter.

5. Parsley – Everyone interested in growing herbs should try parsley. It’s a very pretty plant in the garden, and it’s called for in so many recipes, it’s almost indispensable in the kitchen. It’s very easy to grow from seed or a starter plant, and it may come back every spring in some gardens, but in many you’ll have to start a new crop each spring.

6. Rosemary – Rosemary is a wonderful, woody, and highly-scented herb that grows into a lovely bush two to three-feet tall. It’s so fragrant; you can smell it in the garden on a warm summer day. Growing rosemary from seed is hard, so buy a plant and add it to your garden, or get a cutting from a friend. Once planted, it should grace your garden for years to come.

7. Sage – Growing herbs wouldn’t be the same without a patch of sage in the garden. This herb is easy to grow from seed or a starter plant, and it will come back year after year after it’s established. It can grow bigger and bushier than rosemary, so give it some room and trim it often for the best results.

8. Thyme – Once you plant thyme, you’ll wonder how you got along without this versatile herb. Plant the creeping or upright variety from seed, or start from small plants. Thyme will spread in the garden, so give it room to grow. You can use it in everything from soups and sauces to roasting chicken, so plant a lot and harvest it often.

Growing herbs is so rewarding, especially when you use those newly picked herbs in your kitchen. Nothing matches the satisfaction and freshness of an herb that you pick five minutes before you cook with it, so get growing your favorite herbs today!

Every keen cook or budding gourmet knows that the right combination of herbs can make or break a meal. Most herbs are at their best when they’re ultra-fresh. Growing your own can give you a year-round supply of the tastiest herbs at a fraction of the cost of buying them at the grocery store, but how do you keep your herb plants at peak performance?

For many perennial herbs, the key to getting the best flavour lies in choosing the right variety. Once you’ve done that then it’s a case of planting it in the best possible position, and scheduling in regular maintenance. Gourmet herb gardening is not for the lazy - treat your plants well and you’ll reap the benefits in improved harvests and flavour.

Thyme

Thyme is one of the key perennial herbs to plant in a gourmet herb garden. Fresh leaves are great used in all meat and cheese dishes, and can even be added to salads. Choose a variety with grey leaves - they have the best flavor - and give it a sunny, well-drained spot with lime-rich soil. Thymes are low growing and make a great edging for paths and borders. Keep your thyme on the dry side - don’t feed or water it once it has established, if it’s planted in the soil.

Cut thyme plants back just before they flower to encourage a new flush of fragrant leaves; you can dry the trimmings for use through the winter. Aim to replace your plants every few years - they can be divided in spring to rejuvenate them. Although you’ll get the best flavour from thyme planted in the ground, it can also be grown in pots.

Chives

Chives bring to life egg and cheese dishes, and can also be snipped into salads. You can grow your chives from seed or divide mature plants in spring. Chive plants love rich, moist soil in a sunny position. Their big purple flowers are a magnet for bees - but letting your plants flower will shorten your harvest season, so have more than one plant and cut some back before they flower, and some afterwards, for a continuous supply of fresh leaves.

Young chive plants grow larger, more succulent leaves, so take the time to divide your plants every 2 or 3 years in spring. Regular trims are also in order. Chives can be dried for winter use, but a better option is to grow some in pots - they respond well to being forced indoors during the colder months.

Marjoram and oregano

Marjoram and oregano are essential herbs for Italian food aficionados. Different varieties have different hardiness levels. The hardy marjoram can be divided in spring, but the tastiest oregano varieties are much more tender and best grown as annuals, from seed.

These Mediterranean herbs love open positions, lime-rich and well-drained soil and plenty of sun. They grow well in pots, and in fact the most tender oreganos are best grown in pots so that they can be moved under cover when necessary - but they must always be kept in the best light available. For the best flavor, don’t over feed or water these plants - they’re used to tough conditions.

Mints

There’s a huge range of mint varieties available, each with a unique flavor. They’re all invasive and best kept strictly under control or grown in containers. Don’t plant mint in among your other herbs - its rampant roots will quickly force them out. Mints prefer different conditions to most other herbs anyway - they love moist soil and are shade tolerant.

Although mint flowers are great for wildlife, flowering changes the flavor of the leaves. For a gourmet experience, cut the plants back before they flower. And don’t plant different varieties too close together - their flavors will mingle. For the tastiest leaves, don’t be too generous with either water or feed. Mint leaves are best used fresh, but this is another herb that responds well to being potted up and brought inside over winter.

Rosemary

Rosemary adds a touch of heaven to meat dishes, particularly roast lamb, and barbecues. Although there are several varieties to choose from the flavour is the same and so, for once, you can choose your plant for its aesthetic qualities! A well-grown plant in a warm position will keep you in fresh leaves year-round.

Well-drained soil is essential; lime-rich soil is preferable. If your rosemary bush is growing in the soil then there is no need to water or feed it once it has established. Pot-grown plants will need occasional feeding and watering, but be sparing. The only other maintenance required is a light trim after flowering. For a real gourmet treat, try adding a few young leaves and flowers to salads.

There are many more herbs worthy of a place in a gourmet herb garden. Whichever ones you choose, remember to pick a variety regarded for its flavor, give it the best spot possible and regular care. Then simply sit back and savor your harvest!

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Growing herbs in your garden can be a great way to get fresh herbs for cooking or medicinal purposes. In many cases you can grow them right in with your other flowers, or keep them in containers so that you can bring them inside in the winter months for a bountiful indoor herb garden.

Herbs can be perennials or biennials so you need to plant them with this in mind. You wouldn’t want to put your biennials in the back row knowing that you might have to trample over some perennials to get to them and replant. Since herbs can be decorative as well as useful, pay particular attention to how tall they are and what they look like when they flower so that you can incorporate them into your garden accordingly.

One thing to keep in mind when growing herbs is that they like a sandy, well drained soil that has a neutral PH. An interesting thing to note is that a very fertile soil is not recommended for herbs since this will encourage excess leaf growth which will reduce the flavor of the plant. Organic matter is great for herbs so consider adding some compost or peat moss to your soil.

One interesting thing about herb plants is that most pests tend to avoid them and they are not highly susceptible to diseases either, so a herb garden can be rather easy to maintain.

Harvesting herbs at the right time will insure that you get them when they are their most flavorful and potent. For most herbs this is shortly before the flowers are to bloom (except for mints which are most flavorful when in full bloom). You want to pick the third sunny day in a row and be sure to harvest in the morning right after the dew has evaporated.

While growing herbs outdoors will yield you the most productive plants, you can still have a great indoor herb garden as long as you have a window with plenty of sunlight and good well drained soil. You should put them in a southerly facing window and you might consider supplementing the light with a grow light in the winter months. Be sure your pots allow for plenty of drainage and never leave your herb plants to sit in a saucer of water. When summer comes, consider placing your herbs outdoors so they can flourish.

Whether you are growing herbs outdoors or want an indoor herb garden on your kitchen windowsill, trying your hand at herb gardening can be a fun way to get great plants, enjoy a relaxing hobby and add some spice to your cooking!

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If you love fresh spaghetti sauce or pesto, than you’ve just got to have fresh basil and other herbs all year round! Sure, a nice 1 X 4 window garden getting at least 4 or 5 hours of direct light from a sunny window will give you something to pinch here and there. Gardens with mint, rosemary, bay leaf, savory, oregano, chervil, sand thyme are some of the easiest to grow this way.

But what if you need your basil…and lots of it? Basil and cilantro need just a bit more light, and really prefer 8 hours or more of direct light each day. In addition to this if you want fresh pesto, just a pinch here and there is not going to cut it. Here’s what you can do about it.

The goal is a vegatative light cycle (18 hours on), with eight or more direct sun or bright artificial light. Whenever the light levels are low, give them a boost. Two or three fluorescent lights above your plants will greatly increase their growth and yield. You can grow enough basil for a few servings of pesto now and then, and still have enough always at your fingertips.

Or, with a small metal halide light you would have a larger area with better lighting. You could surely produce an abundance of any herbs you choose for your culinary and aromatic delights. Basil would take well to the bright conditions under a metal halide, as it is a Mediterranean, sun loving herb.

It has been said that some herbs grow better, or should be grown in, poor soil. The oils in herbs make them special. Very fast growing herbs often grow plain leaves and stems more quickly than they can produce tasty essential oils. Often you will hear “basil grows better in poor soil” or “your basil will taste better if you don’t fertalize”. What these people really mean is “don’t grow your basil too fast” (sorry to pick on basil).

When growing in a container, it is a little different. The plant still needs some food to grow, and when that food runs out you will need to fertalize. However, as you will see in the next two sections, this is all taken into consideration together with the growth habbits of your herbs.

To keep initial growth rates in control, I use a soil mix with just enough nutrients. Mix 2 parts sphagnum peat to 1 part perlite, and than add 20 percent worm castings. Adjust the Ph of any mix using sphagnum peat moss by adding 2 teaspoons of hydrated lime for every gallon of soil mix. or You can substitute peat with coconut coir or vermiculite, which do not need Ph adjusting. Finally, I add 1 tablespoon of kelp meal for each gallon of soil to add plant hormones and to give beneficial micro-orgnisms something to feed on. Use this mix whenever you transplant.

If you feel the top of the soil and it is dry, than you need to water. Another way is to pick up the container and check how heavy it is. Your herbs like their soil to drain fast. You need to have containers with holes in the bottom, and you need to add an inch or so of perlite or gravel to the bottom of each container as you transplant. It is best to water thoroughly, but less often. Water the container until some water comes out the bottom.

When the herbs have been in any container for ten days or more, you need to begin feeding them. In a container, the roots are stuck in a small space and quickly mine it free of any nutrients, especially if you were going easy on the nutrients to begin with. Feed with half strength nutrient such as Maxsea 16-16-16 every two weeks.

If you really want to keep your plants healthy, I also recommend 10 ml/gallon Thrive Alive B1 and Maxicrop liquid seaweed in every drop of water you give to your plants. The B1 is vitamins and root hormones, and the seaweed is trace nutrients and plant growth hormones. This will help with essetial oil production. Finally, water basil from around the base…it does not like water on its leaves.

As soon as the herbs have grown enough leaves to be pinched without affecting their growth, you can begin using some of the herbs. This is usually about 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the herbs. Herbs like basil are best when harvested before flowers open. You will get your highest essetial oil levels when you harvest at the end of the dark period, assuming you do not leave the lights on 24 hours a day.

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Herb gardens can be planted for a variety of reasons. Some people plan their gardens for growing medicinal products, skincare products, cooking accents, and so forth. Herb gardens may be both practical and enjoyable from an aesthetic point of view. No matter what reason you have for planting your herb garden, there are a few basics that you should know about herbs and their functions.

Herb gardens should be planted according to personal taste needs and space considerations. One of the most enjoyable parts of planning any type of herb garden is choosing the type of plants you want to grow. Whether you want to grow your herb garden from seeds, or cuttings or propagation, the possibilities are endless, as are the containers and locations where you can grow your herb garden.

There are several basic kinds of herbs; herbaceous, evergreen, and annual. Descriptions of each are offered for you to familiarize yourself with them.

Herbaceous Herbs

Many herbs are herbaceous, which means that they die back and go “underground” in winter. Some of the more common herbaceous herbs are Oregano, Chives, Sweet Fennel, Winter Savory, Tarragon, Bee Balm and Mint. These kinds of herbs don’t require a lot of time with pruning, for simply loping off the plant at ground level will do the trick. This is usually done when the plant is harvested or when you cut back to get rid of the flowers. At the very least, you will do this at the end of the growing season. Herbaceous herbs can even be mowed over several times a year if you choose in order to help keep them free from old and dead branches.

Mint is an herbaceous herb as well, but one that should always be planted away from other garden plants, as it is a very invasive plant that will act much like kudzu, so keep it sequestered into its own area.

Evergreen Herbs

Evergreen herbs are comprised of such varieties as Rosemary, Thyme and Sage. This type of herb will require pruning at least once a year, but in most cases, people grow these for use in the kitchen. However, if you have planted for other than culinary reasons, these herbs need to be pruned in fall or early spring. We’ll talk more about pruning needs later, but this is just to let you know that pruning herb plants is not nearly so involved or time consuming as pruning a tree or shrubs.

You only need to prune branches that are old and show no sign of new growth, those that are dead, as well as those lying on the ground or growing across other branches. This process allows additional light and energy to reach the best part of the plant. When harvesting evergreen herbs for cooking cut away only about one section of foliage at a time, and always cut the stem to a section that still has growth showing. Again, we’ll talk more about techniques and specifics a little later.

Annual Herbs

Both herbaceous and evergreen are perennial herbs, which means that they will live more than two years, but only if they are properly taken care of! Some culinary herbs are annuals however, and these include Basil, Chervil, Cilantro and Dill. The life cycle of an annual requires that it produce seeds each year before it dies, so the best way to insure a continual supply of these is to plant new plants every four to six weeks during the growing season. This is called continuation gardening, and will also be discussed in a later chapter.

Keep in mind that after an annual starts to make flower, it may be extremely difficult, if not downright impossible, to encourage it to return to merely leaf production. Once an herb has flowered, it won’t produce the number of leafs you will need for cooking, but that doesn’t mean the plant has to go to waste. Use the flowers and stems for beauty or medicinal remedies instead

Herb gardens may be both practical and enjoyable from an aesthetic point of view. No matter what reason you have for planting your herb garden, there are a few basics that you should know about herbs and their functions. There are several basic kinds of herbs; herbaceous, evergreen, and annual.

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Growing an herb garden in your kitchen can be one of the most rewarding endeavors of any type of gardening. In the old days, every home came equipped with its own garden, where people grew vegetables and fruits and herbs for both cooking and medicinal purposes.

In most houses, such gardens were grown in the rear of a yard or side yard, but today’s space considerations make such luxuries impossible for many people. When faced with limited space and growing area, a kitchen garden grown in pots in containers inside the house provides innumerable benefits.

Growing herbs in containers offers several advantages. They are movable and containers may offer herbs of various sizes and growing temperaments a temporary home while choosing the best permanent location. Container growing makes herb growing possible for many people who don’t have ground space.

For some plants, like the ever-invasive mint, containers are the only option left to those who wish to enjoy the benefits of growing an herb garden where ground space is limited. When planting herbs in a pot, choose containers that are at least a one-gallon capacity. You can use milk jugs or large coffee cans as temporary growing containers as well. Each herb plant will need its own gallon of soil. So, if you plant several together, make sure they have enough growing space as well as adequate soil.

In the old days, gardens were meant to be utilitarian, and it didn’t matter whether or not they were attractive. These days, however, gardeners want both.

Today, kitchen gardens can be designed for their ornamental value as well as their usefulness in different areas of daily living. When it comes to planning any type of gardening for use in cooking, or medicinal purposes, convenience is a key factor.

For example, if you use herbs every day when cooking dinner, you don’t necessarily want to traipse to the back of a yard to pluck a few sprigs every time you cook. For such situations, it is best to design an herb garden that is easy to get to in all kinds of weather, as well as one that is adapted for your convenience.

In addition, when planning areas or locations for a kitchen garden, gardeners should also take into consideration what types of herbs you’ll be growing and what kind of growing conditions those herbs prefer. For example, herbs that like dry or hotter soil might do better placed on the south side of the house or apartment. Other herbs prefer shade and moist soil conditions.

For those who don’t have the luxury of any yard space, herbs can be grown in containers and then placed wherever light conditions are most suitable for any particular plant and where it is easy to reach from the kitchen area.

For example, some herbs that are grown indoors like windowsills, and are perfectly content with limited sunlight conditions. These plants and herbs can be grown all year long, though these herbs and plants will grow more slowly or during the winter. Nevertheless, if temperatures remained fairly constant inside the house or room where they are grown, herbs grown in containers will do just as well and be just as flavorful as those grown outside.

If at all possible, herbs that are grown on windowsills during the winter can be transplanted outside into a garden or moved into outdoor pots in the spring, if desired.

Listed below are several common herbs that actually like to live on windowsills, such as:

Aloe - especially likes south facing windows. This herb requires low water and can be grown in a six to twelve inch pot.

Mint - likes a south or east facing window and likes very moist soil. Pot measurements should be between eight and ten inches in size.

Rosemary - also likes a south or east facing window and slightly moist soil. Pots for rosemary should also be eight to twelve inches in size.

Sage - likes a south or east facing window and moist soil conditions. Pots containing sage should be between eight and twelve inches for best growing conditions.

Tarragon - also likes a south or east-facing window. Tarragon likes moist soil and should also be placed in pots between eight and twelve inches in size.

Lemongrass - like most other herbs, prefers an Easter south facing window and moist soil as well as a pot ten to twelve inches in size.

While there are dozens of other types of herbs that will grow perfectly well on a windowsill, always make sure that they do get adequate light, and that you are aware of water needs and soil conditions as well as fertilizers that will enable your herbs to grow faster. We’ll talk more about that later.

When growing herbs indoors, there are certain considerations that cannot be ignored. The first and most important is that adequate light is provided for optimal growth. In many locations, there isn’t enough sunlight during winter months to enhance the growth of your herbs, although they will survive indoors. If you are serious about growing herbs indoors and have the space, consider a small room or closet that can be equipped with light fixtures, such as fluorescent tubes or cool white or daylight bulbs that will help plants to actually grow during the winter season.

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Dr. Larry Gildea has authored several articles on gardening. Dr. Gildea has created these gardening websites, http://www.gardeningbonanza.com, Gardening Bonanza.com covers many types of gardening, including, bonsai design and cultivation, container gardening, flower gardening, rose gardening, hydroponics gardening and several others.

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An herb garden can bring a person a lot of pleasure because there’s so many things that can be done with herbs such as herbal crafts, herbal teas and herbal seasonings. On top of this, you get to care and tend for the plants which, if this is all you do, is enough reason to grow an herb garden. Seeing how the herbs mingle together and enjoying their fragrance are other benefits.

By planning your herb garden, you will eliminate any frustration that may arise from planting an herb in the wrong area. For example, if you plant Basil in a very shady area, it will not grow as well as if it were planted in a warm, sunny area. Also, your herb garden will bring you more satisfaction if you plan which herbs you will use.

The first thing to think about when planning your herb garden is location. Full sun is the best for herbs, but it has been my experience that most herbs will grow in partial shade. If your herbs are planted in partial shade, they may not grow as fast as when planted in full sun, but they will do just fine. The place to avoid is full shade, herbs simply will not do well in full shade.

When you have decided on a location for your herb garden, it’s time to figure out which herbs you’d like to grow. To figure this out, ask yourself why you want to grow herbs. Is it for cooking, teas, potpourri, fragrance, or a combination of all these? Whatever reason you decide you’re growing herbs for will help you decide which herbs to grow. If it’s for cooking, which herbs do you currently use? You could grow these, plus others that have caught your interest in the past. If it’s for any of the other reasons, do some research first to find out what herbs are good for that interest. Visit the library and choose books on that subject, or search the Internet for information. Ask your herb growing friends.

You will also need to find out if the herbs you have chosen will grow in your zone and soil type. Again, the library and Internet will be good sources of information.

Now that you have chosen the herbs you want to grow, it’s time to put them into a plan. First, make a list of the herbs you will be using, leaving a space for its’ description of height, foliage and/or flower color, and spacing requirements. To find these requirements, look these plants up in a gardening reference book. Decide what shape of bed you’d like and what size. Keep in mind that to be easily accessed, an island bed (a bed that can be accessed from all sides) should be no wider than 5 ft, and a border bed (a bed that can only be accessed from the front) should be no wider than 2 1/2 ft.

Now take a piece of paper and a pencil and sketch in the shape of the bed. Look at your list of herbs and place your herbs according to height, and which plants would compliment each other. You can do this by sketching or writing in the names of the plant. If you change your mind about something, simply erase and change. As you are placing your plants, make notes of how far apart the plants should be spaced. You may even want to go as far as using colored pencils to do some color coding or to color in the color of the plants. This sketch is your rough draft. You can use this as your planting guide.

The planning process can be just as enjoyable as planting and caring for the herbs. It also enables you to get to know your plants before they are even planted. Finally, as mentioned above, it will save you a great deal of frustration, so take the time to plan your herb garden.

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With the planting season upon us, now is the perfect time to start your outdoor herb garden. Herbs come in different colors, flora, scents, textures and heights making them pleasing to all five of our senses. Before starting your outdoor herb garden, there are some things that you need to consider and keep in mind.

First of all, you have to consider how much space you have to plant. If you have just a small 3 ft x 3 ft plot, then you are going to have to narrow your herb choices considerably in comparison to someone who has a much larger plot. If you have a small plot or just want to add visual interest to a larger plot, consider planting some herbs in the ground and others in pots.

With hundreds of varieties of herbs available, it is best to think about how you want to use your herb garden. If your garden is more for show and to be pleasing to your sense of smell, then you can choose plants just by their scents. Some people like to combine different scents such as rosemary, basil and thyme whereas others choose to have a garden full of lavender. If you are going to use your plants for cooking, then you need to think about which plants would be most useful for you. For instance, Italian herb gardens typically contain basil, oregano and parsley.

Depending on the plant, you may be able to plant a lot of one herb close together or you might need to leave 6″ to 12″ between plants. The size of your plot greatly dictates how many plants you can have in your plot. There are some herbs that spread like crazy as they grow. Mint is an example of an herb with a mind of its own when it comes to growing. It is best to plant these kinds of herbs in their own pot to avoid having them take over your garden.

Make sure that your herb garden gets plenty of sun. Most herbs require sun for at least 6 hours a day. Your herbs will do best in soil that drains well as many herbs do best if they are not sitting in soaked soil all the time. In between days that it rains, it is best to just to sprinkle them lightly with the hose. If you go 4-5 days with no rain then it is a good idea to give them a good watering.

Many herbs are easy to grow and require little care other than weeding and a little water. Before starting your herb garden it is always best to do research to learn about different herbs and to make sure that their soil, watering and sun requirements will be met. You can find other good herb growing tips online. Although you can start herbs from seeds, it is much easier and less time consuming to go to a nursery and buy an herb plant. Whichever way you choose to start your herb garden, have fun and let your senses enjoy all of the colors, smells, textures and scents that come with them.

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