Starting an herb garden isn't free, but it certainly outweighs
the growing costs of buying retail herbs. Plus, adding homegrown
ingredients to your meals is a healthy and tasty way to improve
upon any dish you whip up at home.

This friendly, hands-on guide is an excellent introduction to
the world of herb gardening. It gives you tips and advice to grow a
thriving herb garden that will add depth and flavor to home-cooked
meals-as well as boost your health.

How to choose, plant, and care for herbs
Covers ready-made versus homemade soil mixes, starting plants
from seeds, and other fundamentals
How to prevent insects, pests, and diseases from invading your
containers
Over 30 herb recipes for everyday uses, including rubs,
marinades, beauty products, and more

Whether you're interested in getting step-by-step instructions
for starting on your first herb garden or already have one and want
to learn new tips and techniques, Herb Gardening For
Dummies, 2nd Edition has you covered!

Autorentext

Suzanne DeJohn is an editor with the National Gardening Association.
The National Gardening Association is the leading garden-based educational nonprofit organization in the United States, providing resources at www.garden.org and www.kidsgardening.org.

Zusammenfassung
A plain-English guide to the world of herb gardening Starting an herb garden isn't free, but it certainly outweighs the growing costs of buying retail herbs. Plus, adding homegrown ingredients to your meals is a healthy and tasty way to improve upon any dish you whip up at home.

This friendly, hands-on guide is an excellent introduction to the world of herb gardening. It gives you tips and advice to grow a thriving herb garden that will add depth and flavor to home-cooked meals-as well as boost your health.

How to choose, plant, and care for herbs
Covers ready-made versus homemade soil mixes, starting plants from seeds, and other fundamentals
How to prevent insects, pests, and diseases from invading your containers
Over 30 herb recipes for everyday uses, including rubs, marinades, beauty products, and more
Whether you're interested in getting step-by-step instructions for starting on your first herb garden or already have one and want to learn new tips and techniques, Herb Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition has you covered!

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: Herb Basics 5

Chapter 1: Why Grow Herbs? 7

Chapter 2: Herbs 101 19

Part II: Deciding How and What to Grow 35

Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Home Ground 37

Chapter 4: Designing Your Herb Garden 53

Chapter 5: Herb Garden Plans 63

Chapter 6: Herbs in Containers, Indoors and Out 79

Part III: Getting Down to Earth 103

Chapter 7: There's No Place Like Loam: Preparing Your Soil for Planting 105