How to Grow a Herb Garden

Make your own herb garden

As we grow more health conscious and aware of the different types of foods that are required to keep us healthy more and more people are getting into growing their own food.  One of the easiest thing to plant and grow are herbs as they can be grown out in the garden of a house or the patio or window box of a flat.

Herbs are types of plants which have been used for centuries for various purposes including treating illnesses as well as adding flavour to cooking.  They are featured as ingredients in many of the commercial products we use today.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? Find out how much space they will occupy when fully grown.  List or draw your garden on paper first, Separating 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 that when it is time to till your garden they won’t be in danger of getting dug up. Another thing to remember is to plant the tall ones at the back and the shorter ones in front. This is why good planning in the initial stages is important.  Also, provide your plants with enough space to grow. Proper position shall help you in this area.

How to start your herb garden

You can go to your local garden center and buy packets of herb seeds or young plants.  You can
also try starting with an indoor culinary herb garden kit.  The one produced by Living Whole Foods includes a Tray, Dome, 50 Peat Pellets, 12 packages Culinary Herbs: Parsley, Thyme, Cilantro, Lemon Basil, Dill, Oregano, Sweet Marjoram, Chives, Savory, Garlic Chives, Mustard, Sage, and detailed instructions

 As with all plants the outcome is determined by factors governing your own location and your
handling. 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.