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Growing a Herb Garden
By admin | August 6, 2006
In our season of seasonal garden tips, today we offer you the little tips and tricks to growing your own herb garden.
The Herb Garden
It’s almost impossible to grow a bed or pot of herbs that doesn’t look fantastic. They are also very easy to grow. (just as long as you follow our tips, and keep the herbs well watered)
Like ornamental plants, there are annals such as basil, coriander, and marjoram; perennials such as mint, fennel and thyme; woody perennials such as rosemary, lavender and sage; or even bulbs such as chives. Use a hardy water hose to keep them well fed during the hot summer days. You can grow herbs in a formal herb garden, scattered among ornamental plants in a bed or border; or as pot plants on the patio. Keep a few near the back door, they smell great on a hot summer’s day and they’ll be within easy picking reach. They also make great hanging basket plants.
Tips for success
Herbs do best in a hot, sunny spot. In these conditions they’ll make the highest level of the aromatic oils that give them their smell and taste. They also prefer well watered, using a good water hose but ensure they are well-drained soil, and are perfect for growing in pots near the kitchen door.
Like all plants they enjoy regular feeding throughout the growing season. Some perennial herbs, such as mint and lemon balm, can grow a little to aggresively for their own good. Sometimes you’ll find yourself searching for kitchen recipes just to use your crop.
To help keep them under control, try planting them in a big pot and sinking this into the ground. You can also consider packaging them up and giving them as weekly gifts to your friends and family! A great way to store herbs that you’ve harvested is to freeze them because this keeps the flavour fresh. Herbs dont grow all year, so for those times when the weather isnt right, you’ll always have your own frozen stock.
Our advice for herb garden watering is the stylish retractable water hose from Hydro.
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August 13th, 2006 at 3:37 am
retractable hose reel, now thats an invention i’m interested in. I saw a video on youtube.com with sharon stone.. is this the same one ?
August 13th, 2006 at 3:39 am
Yes.. the exact same one. Sharon loved our automatics hose reel, and it also got a lot of internet attention.
here is the youtube.com link in case any other readers missed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBJXFHn5d-Y