Choosing the best location for your garden.
Starting a raised herb garden.
Making sure you choose the right location is the most important factor in planning your first garden.
I am attending a permaculture lecture in may and am excited to begin planting food in with my existing landscaping that is what permaculture is simply working vegetables fruits and herbs into.
And getting to pick the best location is a major benefit of starting a vegetable and herb garden from scratch.
How to start a vegetable and herb garden from scratch step 1.
Let s talk about how to grow herbs and care for them.
Use our detailed guide to learn how to start an herb garden.
There s never before been an easier time to dig in.
Growing herbs is an easy and delicious way to start gardening.
Sunny decks patios and other such areas are great for container gardening.
The square foot method in which you subdivide a raised 4x4 foot garden bed into 1 foot squares using a physical grid such as lattice strips is a specialized version of intensive cropping.
A successful herb garden requires planning.
Keep reading to learn about the steps for making an herb garden in your yard.
It s just later than i would have liked.
Now it s time to plant your herbs.
Most of the herbs that you can grow at home need two things sunlight and well drained soil.
By growing herbs in containers you save yourself the difficulty of digging that starting a garden plot requires.
Plant your herb garden.
Herbs are much easier to grow than many houseplants.
Decide whether you plant to grow plants in containers or in the ground and if you want to grow indoors outdoors or both.
I like to have herbs on my patio in a kitchen garden.
Look at the plant tag or check the homegrown app to learn how much space to leave between each plant for best growth and good airflow.
Fill in around the plant gently pat down the soil then water.
Choosing a location for starting an herb garden.
Starting your herb garden.
If you re looking to start your first vegetable garden this year you re in luck.
This year i got a late start planting herbs.
You also need to decide whether you want to use seeds or purchased plants to get started.
You ll need 8 cubic feet of top quality garden soil to fill such a bed with 6 inch high sides.
Starting an herb garden is one of the easiest things you can do.
First is a raised bed herb garden which i will be sharing with you today and the second is permaculture which i will be sharing in a month or two.
Herbs can be planted anytime from spring to early fall.
Now let s talk herbs.
Whether you re a novice gardener or just getting into it starting an herb garden will bring you a lot of satisfaction without much hard work as herbs are able to grow in a variety of conditions.
Two raised garden beds are pictured along with several pots of various herbs.
All you need is a sunny warm place and containers large enough for your plants to grow.