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Welcome to growing-herbs.com where you will find suggestions for growing herbs, including variety selection, germinating seeds, garden soil preparation, herb harvest, storage and the enjoyment of culinary herbs!

If it’s to grow your own herbal remedies, some fresh basil for pesto, lavender for the aroma, chamomile for herbal tea or to just to simply enjoy, growing herbs and medicinal plants is a healthy and enjoyable experience for anyone involved.

Growing herbs in your herb garden can be as simple as:

  • Purchasing a few packets of oregano seed to be planted in a spare row in your vegetable garden.

  • Growing herbs such as a potted basil or oregano herb plant purchased from an online herb seed supplier, planting the seeds in a special spot and then harvesting a few leaves for your favorite spaghetti sauce.

  • Growing herbs in a pot on your windowsill such as fern leaf dill or cilantro from which you can harvest a supply of fresh herbs.

Growing Herbs can be as involved as:

  • An herb garden plan that begins in September or October by soil testing with Soil Test Kitsicon, possibly adding an All-Purpose Fertilizer, 25 Lbs or lime to correct soil pH, if soil tests indicate it is needed.

  • Fall decisions regarding specialty herb seeds and potted herbs from a professional online herb supplier, that are true to their description. This ensures that the specific varieties of herbs and herb cultivars that you order are actually what you receive. Many of the more popular garden herbs should be ordered in the fall due to the probability of them being out of stock by early spring.

  • Starting a composting and herb garden soil development program utilizing some of the Economical Composting Choices including a year-round plan of producing compost and applying it to your herb garden.

  • Correct herb drying techniques to preserve your crop for use throughout the year.

  • You may even consider building a Greenhouse such as this basic Garden Starter Greenhouse. icon

Some considerations for your herb garden:

  • Soil testing of your herb garden soil is an important step to a successful harvest. Soil Test Kits with which you may use to perform the soil test are readily available and easy to use.

  • Composting for an herb garden helps stabilize soil nutrients, whether the nutrients are from an organic source or safe and easy to use fertilizer. Using home made compost is an environmentally friendly pursuit, not only for what the resulting soil compost can do for your garden, but it is a great way to rid yourself of excess yard waste.

  • USDA Planting Zones that are used by reputable suppliers to indicate for which growing zones a particular herb is suited. This is only a starting point from which to decide the herb seeds & herb garden plants that you might consider for your local herb garden.

  • Garden Insect Identification and controlling weeds should not be overlooked. Protecting your herb crop from various garden pests and plant diseases should develop into high priority.

  • Drying Herbs as they mature throughout the season for use in the off-season is one of the most enjoyable aspects of growing herbs in your herb garden. It requires the correct technique to guard against a spoiled herb harvest.

Growing Herbs in your herb garden will provide hours of relaxation helping you towards a happier and healthier life style.

Thomas Kueny, Publisher       http://www.growing-herbs.com


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Herb Growing Technique

Testing Herb Garden Soil pH
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Using Grow Lights
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Moving Your Herbs Indoors for Winter

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