Herb Garden Design - Choosing A Site For Your Herb Garden

1. Where should I place my herb garden?
2. How do you plan an herb garden?
3. Where do herbs grow in sun or shade?
4. What herbs grow together chart?
5. What herbs should not be planted together?
6. What herbs come back every year?
7. What should I put in my herb garden?
8. What can I do with my herbs from the garden?
9. What herbs dont need direct sunlight?
10. What are the easiest herbs to grow in pots?
11. What herbs do well in heat?

Where should I place my herb garden?

Most herbs thrive in full sun (six or more hours of direct sunlight per day). If you have a garden that receives less sun, choose herbs that don't need as much. The Gardener's Best® Strawberry and Herb Grow Bag has sturdy nylon handles so it's easy to move to the sunniest spot, or to a protected area on chilly nights.

How do you plan an herb garden?

Plant short, shade-tolerant plants beneath taller, bushy plants. When you mix sun-loving plants, put tall ones at the north end of the plot and small ones at the south end, so all will get needed sun. Plant herbs throughout the garden, especially basil, mint, sage, and dill. EXCEPTION: Keep dill away from carrots.

Where do herbs grow in sun or shade?

Herb Growing Basics

Shade lovers, such as mint and sweet woodruff, prefer moist, woodland-like settings. Mediterranean herbs, such as lavender and oregano, thrive in full sun, slightly lean soil and toasty warm temperatures. Annual herbs, like basil, chervil, coriander, and dill, also prefer full sunshine.

What herbs grow together chart?

Planting Herbs Together: An In-Depth Look

What herbs should not be planted together?

Carrots and anise (Pimpinella anisum, USDA zones 4-9) should be kept separate, and rue and basil make poor companions for plants in the Brassica genus. Rosemary should be kept away from other herbs as well as all potatoes, carrots and members of the Cucurbita genus.

What herbs come back every year?

But a bonus of perennial herbs is that many of them are as attractive as they are tasty, making them functional beyond the kitchen.

• Sage. Sage is a good example of a double-duty plant. ...
• Thyme and Oregano. ...
• Chives. ...
• Mint.

What should I put in my herb garden?

These are Guy Barter's favourite garden herbs...

1. BASIL - Ocimium basilicum. ...
2. CHIVES - Allium schoenoprasum. ...
3. MINT – Mentha spicata. ...
4. CORIANDER – Corinadrum sativum. ...
5. DILL – Anethum graveolens. ...
6. FENNEL – Foeniculum vulgare. ...
7. FRENCH TARRAGON – Artemisia dracunculus. ...
8. PARSLEY - Petroselinum crispum.

What can I do with my herbs from the garden?

10 Things to Make with Too Many Herbs

1. Freeze Them. Freezing is the best way to store the more delicate (and, in my case, most overabundant) herbs like basil, cilantro, parsley and mint. ...
2. Chop Them. Into Pestos, Pistous, Chimichurris or Cilantro Chutneys. ...
3. Dry Them (in the Microwave!) ...
4. Drink Them. ...
5. Drink Them. ...
6. Make Scrubs. ...
7. Make Oils. ...
8. Make Butters.

What herbs dont need direct sunlight?

Herbs include arugula, basil, parsley, dill, chervil, cilantro, chives, garlic chives, watercress, and alpine strawberries.

What are the easiest herbs to grow in pots?

Best Herbs for Container Growing. Many useful culinary herbs grow well in containers. Basil, chives, cilantro, dill, common and Florence fennel, garlic, lemon balm, mint, oregano and marjoram, parsley, rosemary, sage, French tarragon, and thyme are excellent choices for container growing.

What herbs do well in heat?

Herbs that love the heat – Summer herbs

• Basil. Plant basil in a sheltered position and keep it well-watered in the heat of summer. ...
• Chives. Hardy in garden beds or in pots, plant chives in full sun but don't let them dry out. ...
• Chilli. Chillies are really just tiny capsicums — with a much hotter taste! ...
• Mint. ...
• Lemongrass.