Growing Herbs
I am about to let you in on a secret. Maybe you already know it.
Herbs are easy to grow. If you have had trouble growing flowers
or
plants in the past, try your hand at herbs. This section will explain what
kind of soil the herbs like and how to propagate them to increase the
size of your garden without spending alot of money.
If you don't have the perfect garden spot or the perfect soil for
growing plants, don't despair. How many of us actually have all the
right kinds of soil,etc., that the books say we have to have in order to
plant a garden. My mother has the most beautiful flowers year after
year and she has nothing but clay and has never done much to amend
the soil. She learned a long time ago that regardless of what the tag
says, some things are just not hardy in her area, so she grows those
that survive. The good thing about herbs is that you can grow them
anywhere.
If you don't have a sunny well-drained spot then plant a container
or raised bed full of herbs.
If you have a damp area, plant mint, lovage, meadowsweet,
angelica, beebalm, elecampane, lovage, sweet flag or boneset.
If you have a shady site, plant sweet woodruff, lemon balm,
lungwort, pennyroyal, chervil, valerian, evening primrose, golden seal,
hellebores and ginseng.
If you have a dry, sunny spot, the best herbs to grow are the
Mediterranean ones; rosemary, sage, thyme, lavender, artemesia,
hyssop, santolina and winter savory.
Propagating
Herbs