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  • Home
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    • Overview
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Growing Fragrant Herbs

Perfume and Fragrant Herbs

 

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Herbs

 

Planting considerations – Sun, Soil and Location


Receives at least 5 to 7 hours sun daily (some herbs will tolerate partial shade)


Eastern exposure is ideal = morning sun and afternoon shade, cooler in summer, winter protection


Well-drained soil with a moderate amount of organic moisture

Lighten clay soils to improve drainage using a mixture of compost, sand, and soil conditioner with pine bark


When planting, pay close attention to mature heights and widths to avoid overcrowding - read the label!


Mulch lightly to moderate soil moisture and temperature, reduce splashing of soil onto plants, suppress weeds, and look pretty


Seeds easiest for annuals, transplants easiest for perennials – some herbs do not grow true from seed and some have low germination rates


Near the kitchen – more likely to use!


Reap What You Sow


Flavor is best just before flowering – oil content is highest


Ideally harvest early morning or early evening, after the dew dries but before/after the sun’s heat wilts foliage


Herbs hold/last best on the plant – do not cut more than you can use


Best to cut (do not pull, pinch or tear) anytime there is enough foliage


Never cut back completely – leave at least 1/3 of the plant


Usually 3 to 4 good harvests per year for projects or lots of snips for general cooking


Apply a weak/light liquid fertilizer to perennials in the spring and after harvesting


With well-mulched herbs, there is less soil to wash off.  Fill sink with tepid/cool water, swish gently, shake off excess moisture gently, and pat dry between paper towels


Prepare for cooking or preserve by drying, preserving in vinegars and oils, pestos, freezing, etc.


From Herbal Notebook and Cooklet by Jane McCutcheon

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