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HERB GARDENING
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 plant the tall ones at the back
and the shorter ones in front. Also, provide your plants with enough space to
grow. Proper position shall 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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