How To Build An Herb Garden |
| Written by Lee Dobbins | ||||||
| Thursday, 17 July 2008 | ||||||
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Herbs are very low maintenance compared to other plants. How often do you have to prune your orchids or spray your roses? Comparatively, herbs can thrive in poor soil, need very little fertilizer and only occasional watering. As long as they get plenty of sun and some water, they will thrive by themselves - that's why learning how to build an herb garden is easy! Creating a flourishing herb garden takes more than just sowing the seeds and letting them grow. Therefore, it is important to have some basic herb garden plans before you even put the seeds in the ground. Herbs thrive in poor conditions, and as a result, can become overgrown. Yarrow will completely take over large areas, and lavender will also begin to spread. Chives will even become overly crowded and bushy. There should be enough space in your garden or pot for the amount of plants you plan on growing. Herbs will thrive contentedly as long as they have a foot of space or so betwixt the main sections. For example, chives have a nice appearance and grow well together - but their roots need space for nutrition and water. Other plants nearby will provide competition for the nutrients so be sure to keep that in mind when making your herb garden plans. There is very little groundwork to be done when learning how to build an herb garden. For a wide variety of them a good mixture of sandy loam and clay will be appropriate. Take care that there is enough space to let the excess water drain off. A lot of herbs are from Mediterranean and so are suited for waterless and stony earth with good drain facility. Still herbs require a little water to keep them moist. For example, Lavender and Sage are two herbs that are very drought resistant. For these two herbs, normal rainfall will probably be enough. Some herbs, like Peppermint, need more water. An automatic drip system is a good way for the conservation minded person to provide the extra needed water for these plants. One way to reduce weeds is to lay some landscape fabric. This can really help keep the maintenance of your garden down. Despite herbs natural resistance to insects, you may want to consider adding a few sacrificial plants to your herb garden plans in order to save the ones you want the most. Dill plants can serve as a 'trap crop' that bugs will enjoy over your ripening tomatoes you have waited so long for. If you are hoping to use the produce of your dill plants for eating, try to use as little insecticide as possible to save them. One thing about learning how to build an herb garden is knowing which herbs will prosper during each different season. Some will thrive year round, but others need to be planted in four week intervals. Yet others must be planted once the winter snows melt.
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