Me and my mother are thinking about starting an herb garden. We dont know where to get the herbs or how to take care of them.
we live in North East tennesse and what kind of sun partly sunny or directly in the sun and would it be better inside or outside on a screened in porch maybe
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Good Idea!!
Herbs are easy to grow! And you both will really enjoy them!
From using for healthy cooking, and using to make your home smell really good!
I suggest that you and your mother take a trip to your local nursery/ nurseries, and ask questions, (always ask questions that is the best way to learn too) questions like what herbs will do good in your area and climate. They can tell you alot of good ideas, and give you more suggeted herbs to grow.
Also this is a good time for you to get a Herb Gardening Book and do some reading about different herbs, and which ones appeal to you and your mother.
I live in Southern Middle Tennessee and I grow peppermint, Spearmint, Catnip, (pennyroyal*is of the mint family), Sage, Rosemary, Lavender, Thyme, Lemon Balm….. With mints keep them away from each other, and away from your other plants (they are very aggressive herbs). Sage, Rosemary, Lavender, Thyme, Lemon Balm, these herbs come back each year in my area.
The more you use them, and cut them the more they will produce!
Good luck and Happy Gardening!
Linens N Things has a neat little herb garden kit that uses hydornics. It comes with everything and costs about $140
what will you use the herbs for? eating? decoration? medicinal stuff?
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you can grow them in pots next to windows etc.
i’m not too sure about the weather there, but mine do better with afternoon sun (i live in australia and the morning sun is usually too harsh).
you should also be able to get them from plant nursery places etc. basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme grow without needing much looking after too.
You can get all the info. you need online by Googleing stuff like "starting an herb garden". When to plant depends on what region of the country you live.
Most herbs prefer full sun (not full Florida sun, though)
You can start them from seed or buy little plants at places like Walmart or Lowes.
You can also take cuttings if a friend grows herbs and root it in water in many cases.
Good luck, gardening is fun!
go to a book store>>get a basic book abut herbs gardens>>if the store does not have any they will be able to get one in for you>>you will find all the information you need…Happy Planting…
Check out Mother Earth News they should have all kinds of info for you as to how to grow and suppliers
Generally, herbs are easy to care for and will flourish with little attention. I’ve always put mine in window boxes, (long skinny pots that can hang from a window) I like to keep mine inside, sit them next to a window where they will get indirect sunlight. If you want to put them outside, I suggest starting them in a window box inside and transplanting them in the spring. You can buy seeds from many many places, walmart, home depot, even grocery stores carry seeds, but they might not be available until spring. Search herb garden tips or just buy a pack of seeds and follow the directions on the back. It is wonderful to have your own herbs around for cooking or simply for the aroma. This is why I like to keep mine inside, for easy access while cooking. Basil, Parsley, and Mint are all really easy to grow. (I planted some mint outdoors, and it spread like wildfire, smells Great when i mow the lawn and makes a really great tea) Good luck, and just do it, you will see how easy it is and in no time have fresh herbs around.
This time of year it may be difficult to find herb plants. You should be able to find herb seeds at a local nursery. To start your seeds you will need sterile soil. You will also need a starter tray that you put the seeds into. Water the seedlings from the bottom of the tray not directly into the pots. You can find all this at the nursery. Put them in a sunny spot that’s at a steady temp. throughout the day and night. In 7 to 10 days you will have seedlings. Let them get bigger and transplant into med. size pots or 4 to 6 inches pots with potting soil. Now you can water them from the pots and not the bottom tray. Watch them get strong and big. When they start to flower pinch back the flowers and cut herbs as needed.
If your lucky to find herb plants place in sunny spot, water as needed, cut back flowers and use herbs as needed.
You will have to go to your local greenhouse that sells potted herbs. There are many different kinds, it really depends on what you like. Most herbs are perennial and cold hardy. I would recommend planting them in the warmer weather (if you will be planting them outside), you can plant smaller gardens in big combo pots too. You need to find herbs that all need about the same amount of watering, some don’t like to be wet as much as others. Some require more sun than others, if you find one that is full sun and grows taller than one that is partial shade, then you can plant the shade one next to the taller on b/c it will be shaded by it. Rosemary is the easiest to grow and hard to kill. This will give shade to many other herbs. When you go to buy them, the people there should be able to tell you all this info and which plants compliment each other and which are sun, shade, require a lot of water, etc….Herb gardens are the easiest gardens to grow! And they are wonderful! good luck! And yes you can find them at greenhouse in winter time, but they will be cut back for the winter and dormant. Seeds are not the way to go. You would need a propagation table for that, too much money to invest, just wait till spring and start your garden then.