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!

Create a successful herb garden at home this summer with this beginner-friendly guide One of the best things about herbs is that you don't need a large plot of land—or even any outdoor space at all—to grow them successfully. Whether you're envisioning a small container garden in a sunny window or a raised bed in your yard, Herb Gardening for Beginners provides all the information you need to cultivate herbs for a wide range of purposes. Taking up herb gardening can be a beneficial and relaxing summer hobby. You'll find step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting guidance for every stage of the process, from planning your garden to harvesting and using your herbs. Intro to herb gardening—Learn the benefits and uses of herbs, different planting options, essential gardening tools, and indispensable tips for success. Herb profiles—Find detailed breakdowns of 40 common herbs, including seeding information; mature plant size; light, water, and soil requirements; major uses; and safety considerations. 80 recipes—From a Bee Balm Sore Throat Remedy and an All-Purpose Lemon Verbena Cleaner to Turkey Nettle Pot Pie and Caraway Soda Bread, discover all sorts of practical uses for your homegrown herbs. Start a new summer activity and discover the culinary and medicinal power of homegrown herbs with help from Herb Gardening for Beginners.

Are you a chef or a cook that enjoys using different types of herbs in your cooking? Wouldn't you like to have your own herbs in abundance and always have a stash available every time you are in the kitchen? You can create your own herb garden, now is the time to consider having one in your backyard.

People who have never gardened are often intimidated by the thought of growing their own herbs but nothing could be simpler. With all the publicity about pesticides and other unwanted elements in our food, it makes sense to grow your own herbs and spices. It's rewarding, satisfying, convenient, and brings your kitchen closer to the natural, healthy processes that your great-grandparents enjoyed when they ate food they grew and raised themselves. The book Herb Gardening For Beginners: How to Plant an Herb Garden will teach you how you can plant an herb garden and what mistakes you should avoid.

Gardening, with any kind of plant life, should be viewed as a relaxing and fulfilling activity. It not only brings you closer to Earth, but also allows you to have a somewhat intimate relationship with it. There's a different kind of satisfaction there, being that close to nature, understanding the workings of this life form and forging a symbiotic relationship with the elements. For there is such a joy to gardening and, as you delve into the foundations of this ancient ritual of planting, caring, and, finally, harvesting, you will find happiness in the fruits of this bountiful Earth.It not only brings you closer to Earth, but also allows you to have a somewhat intimate relationship with it. There's a different kind of satisfaction there, being that close to nature, understanding the workings of this life form and forging a symbiotic relationship with the elements. For there is such a joy to gardening and, as you delve into the foundations of this ancient ritual of planting, caring, and, finally, harvesting, you will find happiness in the fruits of this bountiful Earth.

Do you like gardening? Do you like the idea of growing herbs at home? Do you want to start an herb garden at home, but don't know where to start? If yes, "Growing Herbs: A Beginner's Guide to Herb Gardening at Home" is the perfect book for you.You don't need a green thumb to start gardening. If you have never tried your hand at gardening, it can seem intimidating. However, as with anything else in life, a little planning and preparation are needed. The first step to start gardening is to learn more about it. Irrespective of whether it is the balcony, terrace, or even the windowsill, you can create your little corner of paradise with an herb garden.

A Beginners Guide to Herb Gardens - Herb Gardening in Your Home Table of Contents Introduction Which Herbs To Grow Where Do You Grow Herbs? Best Soil for Herbs. Planning Your Garden Chessboard Garden Propagation of Herbs Growing through Cuttings. Test – Have Roots Been Formed Herb Plant Division. Plant maintenance Harvesting Your Plants. Root Plants. Whole Plant Harvesting Leaves Harvesting. Herbal Harvesting Flowers Harvesting Seed Harvesting Drying Your Herbs. Herb Storing Using Herbs Herbal tips Bouquet Garni Omelette aux herbes fines Making Herb Tea Conclusion Author Bio Introduction I have already written about how to make a herb garden in another gardening book- How to make a Herb Garden – in our Gardening series, but the gardener cum herbalist is going to get an even more extensive knowledge about how to make a full-fledged herbal garden in this book. Perfumes, juices, oils and other products extracted from seeds, leaves, shoots, and bark of the herbs have been used since the earliest times in religious ceremonies, and in cooking. Magicians used them in making mysterious potions to impress the credulous public. Herb essential oils along with parts of herbs have long been in use down the millenniums to make natural beauty products. The oracles of Delphi were women who had been “intoxicated” on fumes of deadly nightshade, which would make them hallucinate. And then with bay leaves in their mouths-these leaves were considered sacred to Apollo – they used to predict the future. No wonder not many could understand them or interpret their sayings. So each hearer chose the one which suited his requirements the best, and believed the Gods had spoken. Today, these herbs are usually grown for their great value in cooking. That is why it is well worth finding a small place for herbs in any garden. The 21st century world is also slowly and steadily getting back to the idea that the herbal remedies, which were used in alternative medicine in ancient civilizations of the East and West had curative properties. The Egyptians, Babylonians, Chinese, Mayans, Aztecs, Greek and other knowledgeable people all over the world used these herbs, and derived all the healthy benefits of them as often as they could.

Table of Contents Introduction Containers Miniature Gardening Drainage and Size Sprouting Most Popular Seed Types For Sprouting Traditional Sprouting Process Ready to Eat Seeds Mustard and Cress Materials Needed Choice of Herbs Popular Herbal Tea Herbs Choice of Garden Implements Gravel And Potting Compost John Innes Potting Compost Planting Your Plants Watering of Your Plants Best time for Planting Your Garden Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction I was just talking to one of my friends about gardening, because she was bemoaning the huge amounts of money she had to pay for fresh vegetables and I asked her why she did not make a garden of her own. Her immediate answer was - she had no time. After that, she looked around and said she had absolutely no free space. Especially for flowerpots, herb pots, and all that mess. This book is not for all those people who go into things with enthusiasm, and then one fine day decided that they do not like dirt under their fingernails. And so they abandon all their gardening efforts and decide to do something else constructive like let us say – moan about high prices for vegetables. This book is for all those who are interested in a back to basics food revival where you are going to grow healthy food for you and your family. More and more people want to eat fresh, seasonal and locally grown foods. Most of us are urbanites. Most of our dwellings are high-rise apartments, where you are not going to find any sort of outside space. You may be living off a really busy, noisy, road and you think that no plant is going to grow there. So not true. So if gardening is your game, and even if you have just limited space, use your ingenuity and creativity and let us start this new campaign of growing your own food and growing healthy naturally. In the beginning of the twentieth century, when England was hit by World War II and all the men went to war, women decided to roll up their sleeves and put food upon their family’s table, as well as feed a whole army! Yes, all the soldiers were fed with food grown by their womenfolk who had joined the woman’s land Army.

The power of medicinal herbs cannot be appreciated enough. It can provide you with a range of cures in a matter of moments. This eBook will take a glance at the best medicinal herbs for beginners. You will also be able to learn the ins and outs of how to grow your own medicinal herbs at home.

Herbal medicine is nothing new. In fact, through the years, it had remained strong and garnered a huge following throughout world. This popularity is attributed to the fact that unlike conventional drugs, herbal medicine does not undergo extensive processing. As you might already know, synthetically- or chemically-made products, like over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, aren't just less effective. They also come with all sorts of dangers. Of course, there are those who still insist the herbal medicine is synonymous with quackery. Despite such claims, it cannot be denied that herbs have played a major role in the development of more than half of the drugs available today. The same active ingredients in conventional drugs are abundantly available in the formulated herbal medicines. Perhaps the only difference is that while over-the-counter drugs use only one active ingredient, herbal medicines contain complex combinations of ingredients in the purest forms. Herbalists are not trained chemists and have no access to machines. What they have is knowledge built through trial and error or in other words, experimentation.