By George Hapgood

Herbs have been around since time immemorial. Ever since, herbs

have served different kinds of purposes. Herbs have been used to

treat illness and also in cooking. They were even believed to

have magical charms. Do you want to have your own herb garden?

Here are a few ideas on how to establish an herb garden.

Plan you 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; you won’t have a hard time.

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.

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. 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. With starting seeds, remember

its germination and soil temperature rules. If you see the

seedlings sprouting, check the plants’ air circulation, humidity

and sunlight. When you see some leaves appear, allow proper

spacing.

One of the plants that are easy to grow are herbs. 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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