Basic Herb Gardens

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Planting a basic herb garden is easy to do and can be created in surprisingly small amount of space. Therefore, no matter if you live in an apartment or if you have a sprawling backyard, you will be able to find a space that is perfect for creating your basic herb garden.

Before you start creating your basic herb garden, there are a few things you have to decide. The first thing you should consider is the type of herb garden you would like. Do you want a container herb garden or are you looking for something a bit grander like a kitchen garden or a backyard herb garden.

The next thing you might want to decide is what sort of herbs you might like to plant in your garden. Will your herb garden just be for decorative purposes? Or will you be using your herbs for your cooking? You might want to consider getting an herb guide to help you decide what herbs to grow.

Once you have decided the type of garden that you want to create and have a rough idea of what herbs you will be planting in it, you will need to decide if you want to create your garden from herb seeds or from already existing plants that you will transplant. Once you have determined the type of planting you want to do for your basic herb garden, it’s time to go get some supplies!

Supplies

There are a few supplies that you are going to need for your herb garden. Of course, these supplies vary depending on the type of herb garden you are going to create. The following list includes all the supplies necessary for both gardens. They are:

• Soil
• Fertilizer
• Herb seeds or herb plants
• Containers (if you have chosen to grow an indoor herb garden)
• A spade
• A watering can, or anything you can use to water your herb garden with!

Instructions

Container Herb Garden

If you are using a container or containers to create your herb garden, prepare the container by placing the soil in it. Then depending on the type of fertilizer you are using add the fertilizer to create the growing environment. You may or may not, depending on the type of soil you get, want to wet the soil down before planting. If you are using seeds, follow the planting instructions for the types of herbs you are planting. If you are using already established plants, follow replanting instructions. These are usually listed with the plant, but can be found online if necessary.

Outdoor Herb Garden

For outdoor gardens weed and till the area to break up the soil and remove any large objects like rocks. Then add in the top soil and fertilizers and plant the seeds or transplant following the same as above instructions. Make sure that you look at the lighting needs of your herbs and place them in areas that receive the right amount of light and shade to ensure proper growth.

And there you have it, your very own herb garden! Next week we will be going a bit more in debt into indoor herb gardens so make sure you bookmark us check back regularly or subscribe to our RSS feeds!

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