How To Do: HERB GARDENING

How To Do: Herb Gardening By ElmerFizz

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Herbs have been around since time immemorial and served
different kinds of purposes. They have been used to treat
illness and flavour cooking; they were even believed to have
magical powers. Do you want to have your own herb garden? Here
are a few ideas on how to establish an herb garden. 

Plan your garden. 

Consider the herbs you want to plant. Think about their types.
Would you like annuals, biennials or perennials? 

How much space will they occupy in your garden? If you want, you
can purchase a book that can give you the right information on
what specific plants you are planning to grow. 

List or draw your garden on paper first. Separate the annuals
from the perennials so when the time comes that you have to pull
out the annuals, you won't be disturbing the perennials.
Perennials can be planted on the edge of your garden so when it
is time to till your garden they won't be in danger of getting
dug up. 

Another thing to remember is that you have to place the tall
plants at the back and the shorter ones in front. Also, provide
your plants with enough space to grow. Proper position will help
you in this area. 

If you would rather keep herbs out of your garden (and some are
quite invasive) you could have herb pots. These are large
containers with three or more outlets for the herbs. Fill the
pot up to the first outlet and plant it before continuing on
with the filling and planting process. Usually, the herb that
requires the most water is planted in the bottom hole, while the
variety that requires the least, goes in the highest hole. 

Some Design Ideas 

You can consider having a square herb bed. You can have your
square bed divided into four by two paths crossing at mid point
measuring 3 feet. You can border it with stone or brick. A
wooden ladder may also do the trick. You can lay it down on your
garden and plant your herbs between its rungs. You can also
choose to have a wagon wheel bed. Planting here is like planting
with the wooden ladders. Plant your herbs in between the wagon
wheel's wedges. 

Get Your Plants Growing 

Of course, different plants have different needs, but many of
them require alkaline soil. This is the reason why you have to
determine the herbs you want to plant in the planning stage.
This can more or less help you find out how you should care for
your plants. If you germinate your herbs from seeds, remember to
follow the directions on the packet for soil, watering and
temperature. 

Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow. You just have to
provide them with an effective drainage, sunlight, enough
humidity or moisture and fertile soil. Even with just minimally
meeting these requirements they will be bound produce a good
harvest. 

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