Koch - Growing Culinary Herbs In Containers: Healthy & Delicious!

Growing Culinary Herbs InContainers - Healthy And Delicious!

Limits of Liability & Disclaimer ofWarranty

This book is designed to provide informationand motivation to our readers. It is sold with the understandingthat the author is not engaged to render any type of psychological,legal, or any other kind of professional advice. The content is thesole expression and opinion of its author. The author shall not beliable for any physical, psychological, emotional, financial, orcommercial damages, including, but not limited to, special,incidental, consequential or other damages. Our views and rightsare the same: You are responsible for your own choices, actions,and results. This book contains material protected underInternational and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Anyunauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No partof this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system without expresswritten permission from the author.

Please understand that there are some linkscontained in this book that I may benefit from financially. Thematerial in this book may include information, products or servicesby third parties. Third Party Materials comprise of the productsand opinions expressed by their owners. As such, I do not assumeresponsibility or liability for any Third Party material oropinions. The publication of such Third Party Materials does notconstitute my guarantee of any information, instruction, opinion,products or services contained within the Third Party Material.Publication of such Third Party Material is simply a recommendationand an expression of my own opinion of that material.

Learn more at: www.gardening-advice.net

About TheAuthor

Introduction

Where To GrowYour Herbs

Making The Most Of Small Spaces

What is the best aspect for herbgrowing?

GrowingHerbs Indoors

Stuff You Need For Container HerbGardening

Containers

PottingSoil

Where To Buy Your Herb Plants OrSeeds

Fertilizer For Herbs

Growing HerbsFrom Seed

How To Plant Herbs From Seeds

Culinary Herbs Suitable For ContainerGrowing

Annual Herbs

PerennialHerbs

How To LookAfter Your Herbs

WateringYour Herbs

RepottingHerbs

TrimmingHerbs

DealingWith Pests And Diseases

Organic Ways To Treat Pests

Harvesting And Preserving Herbs

HarvestingYour Herbs

DryingHerbs

FreezingHerbs

Marinating Herbs in Oil Or Vinegar

SaltingHerbs

Make Your Herb Garden Attractive

Add some colour with flowers...

AnnualHerbs

Basil - Ocimumbasilicum

Chervil -Anthriscus cerefolium

Coriander(Cilantro) - Coriandrum sativum

Garden Cress -Lepidium sativum

Dill - Anethumgraveolens

Nasturtiums -Tropaeolum majus or nanum

Parsley -Petroselinum crispum

PerennialHerbs

Bay Leaf Tree -Laurus nobilis

Chives - Alliumshoenoprasum

Lemon Balm -Melissa officinalis

Lovage - Levisticumofficinale

MarjoramAnd Oregano - Origanum

Mint - Menthapiperata

Rosemary -Rosmarinus officinalis

Sage - Salviaofficinalis

Tarragon -Artemisia dracunculus

Thyme - Thymusvulgaris

RecommendedResources

Anja Koch has been a plant enthusiast sinceher early teens. Growing and cultivating plants has always been oneof her favorite pastimes. Having finished school in Germany shebegan an apprenticeship as a landscape gardener.

This was followed by a professional programin landscape design and involved a thesis on Robinsonian Gardens.Anja moved to Ireland in 1997 and since then has built up an awardwinning garden centre and nursery business. Trading and dealingwith the amateur gardener on a daily basis for over 13 years hastaught her the challenges and problems that people face when itcomes to growing plants and indeed gardening in general.

On her website www.gardening-advice.net Anja and 'Little Miss Greenfingers' help gardeners around theglobe to grow and develop the gardens of their dreams .

You don't need to be a gardening pro tohave a little window herb garden or some patio pots with deliciousherbs for flavouring your meals. Everybody can learn how to growherbs in containers and window boxes and have a supply of thesehealthy plants available to spice up your cooking and add a uniqueflavour.

If you don't have a suitable outdoorspace you can even grow herbs indoors. All you need is a sunnywindow sill!

A lot of popular herbs like Chives,Parsley or Oregano are surprisingly easy to grow and need littlecare. Little Miss Greenfingers will show you the little tricks toachieve successful herb gardening! At the end of this book you willbe able to grow your own supply of healthy and delicious herbs forcooking or maybe some healthy herbal teas.

You will also learn how to preserve andstore surplus herbs so you will have your favourite herbs availableall the time even in the winter.

Growing herbs from seeds is aninexpensive way to grow your own supply of herbs. With this methodyou can also grow the more unusual herbs that might not beavailable to buy as plants that easy. We will also show you whereyou will be able to purchase them!

Of course we will also show you how togrow each culinary herb in detail. We grouped the herbs into annualand perennial herbs to make it even easier for you to learn how togrow your selection.

Now...down to work..

Have fun and enjoy all your delicioushome grown herbs when dining!

Growing herbs in containers allows youto grow them nearly anywhere even if you don't have a garden.Patios, decks, balconies or rooftop gardens are ideal places forherb growing. And if you don't have that you just grow them indoorson the sunniest window sill you have.

Cultivating herb plants in pots andcontainers allows you to produce a large amount of herbs in smallareas. You will be surprised what you will be able toharvest.

If you don't have a lot of room, youwant to make the most of what you have to be able to grow manydifferent herb varieties.

Little Miss GreenfingersTip

Use steps, chairs, benchesor stairs to arrange your herb containers. Place the sun lovingherbs on top and the more shade tolerant at the bottom. You canalso use a shelf and arrange your herbs on it. Window-boxes makeuse of the window sills and can hold quite a few different herbswhich will also look decorative particularly if you combine themwith some flowering plants.

Hanging baskets also help to make themost of small spaces. Small and bushy herbs that will hang over theedges are ideal for them. Try different varieties of thyme mixedwith alpine strawberries in your hanging baskets.

A lot of herbs are of Mediterraneanorigin and like a lot of sun and heat. A south-facing aspect isideal for them. Shaded areas on the north side of buildings andwindy places are not suitable for growing herbs. Try to find asheltered spot near a wall or protect them with otherplants.