Starting A Raised Herb Garden

Use our detailed guide to learn how to start an herb garden.

Starting a raised herb garden.

Fill in around the plant gently pat down the soil then water. You ll need 8 cubic feet of top quality garden soil to fill such a bed with 6 inch high sides. Most of the herbs that you can grow at home need two things sunlight and well drained soil. 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.

You also need to decide whether you want to use seeds or purchased plants to get started. 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. Starting an herb garden is one of the easiest things you can do. 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.

Keep reading to learn about the steps for making an herb garden in your yard. All you need is a sunny warm place and containers large enough for your plants to grow. Dig a hole then plant the herb to the same depth as it was in its original container. And getting to pick the best location is a major benefit of starting a vegetable and herb garden from scratch.

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. I like to have herbs on my patio in a kitchen garden. Herbs are much easier to grow than many houseplants. But there really isn t such thing as a late start.

Decide whether you plant to grow plants in containers or in the ground and if you want to grow indoors outdoors or both. Herbs can be planted anytime from spring to early fall. By growing herbs in containers you save yourself the difficulty of digging that starting a garden plot requires. Now let s talk herbs.

Sunny decks patios and other such areas are great for container gardening. It s just later than i would have liked. Choosing a location for starting an herb garden. Starting your herb garden.

Let s talk about how to grow herbs and care for them. Now it s time to plant your herbs. A successful herb garden requires planning. Plant your herb garden.

There s never before been an easier time to dig in. If you re looking to start your first vegetable garden this year you re in luck. Growing herbs is an easy and delicious way to start gardening. How to start a vegetable and herb garden from scratch step 1.

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. For starters there is a wide variety of raised bed kits. This year i got a late start planting herbs.