Tips on Herbs Gardening

Herbal gardening is one of the most resourceful and rewarding endeavors to come close to nature. As complementary you are privileged with the alternative medicinal facility right at your place.

Won’t it be health and beauty together if you can really set up an herbal garden around your home?

An attitude of concern

Herbal plants existed on earth even before man’s existence and the systematic gardening of herbal plants is being done for ages.
But now a time has come where everything is getting reduced and condensed.
In such a situation taking out some time from your busy schedule and getting a space around your house for gardening is indeed a far-fetched thing. It seems so.
Actually with a little bit of effort you can give shape to an herbal garden.
Scarcity of space can be overcome if you grow an indoor herb garden. You can also try out the hydroponical way.

Herbs you can grow

Herbs gardening can be specified in three forms – culinary, ornamental and medicinal. How will you basically go about gardening? This is the primary concern. Here is how.

Herbs grow best under natural conditions. If you can arrange for a small space where natural light is available, you can start growing herbs right there.
The first problem a beginner will find is the selection of herbs. Here you will have to decide upon one thing. Do you want a specific type of herbal garden? Or is it a combination of a few medicinal, some ornamental and culinary herbs? This will provide you medicines, spices and decorative items.
Initially you can select sweet basil, rosemary, winter and summer savory, mint, thyme and chives. This will make your garden a combination of strong herbs, herbs with fragrance and blending herbs.
Later you can divide the gardening in the seasonal pattern. The herbal garden can then become perennial if chives, mints and lovage are grown. Parsley and caraway can make biennial gardens and round the year you can have annual gardens of basil, chervil, dill, savory etc.

Shaping the plot and fertilizing the soil

A 20 by 4 feet area is cool for an herbal garden next to your kitchen. A separate division for each herb has to be maintained. It can be 12 x 18 inches plot or a slight bigger. If you want the garden to be stylish enough, shape an outline with colorful herbs like purple basil and such other ornamental herbs.
Wet soil is a big no for proper growth of herbs. This doesn’t mean herbs don’t need water. Sufficient water is required and at the same time clear drainage is mandatory.
Leaving a breathing gap between each type of herbs in the specific plot division. For smooth flow of water and drainage the soil has to be removed up to a depth of 18 inches and a gapping of 3 inches has to be created between each herb. The soil will not become muddy yet contain the necessary amount of water, oxygen and nutrients.
Compost can be used as natural fertilizing agent and sand can make the texture porous and fine.

If these basic requirements are met, your herbal garden will be another attraction for visitors to knock at your door. Does it need a separate mention regarding your health concern after all these?

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