Gaia Rodale

Organic Herb Gardening: the Beginners Guide to Planning, Growing, and Preserving Your Own Culinary and Medicinal Herbs Gaia Rodale

Publisher Marketing: "Organic Herb Gardening: The Beginners Guide to Planning, Growing, and Preserving Your Own Culinary and Medicinal Herbs" gives you the opportunity to bring the flavors of the globe to your table while preserving the peace of mind that comes from growing things yourself. This guide will give you the basic foundation you need to design the perfect organic herb garden for your needs, your space, and your individual tastes. With the information provided in this guide, you will be able to fill your menu with meals featuring garden-fresh herbs and your pantry and freezer with home-grown herbs to use throughout the year. You will learn: The basics of organic gardening, and why it's important for your herb garden How to plan out your herb garden, there are tons of different ways to go but convenience is one of the biggest factors Several common herb garden design layouts, from medicine wheel gardens to potagers you'll have plenty of "food for thought" How to use containers and companion planting in your herb garden, this is especially important if you are dealing with limited space Tips for growing the most common kitchen garden herbs Culinary and medicinal uses for those common herbs How to preserve your fresh herbs for use throughout the year This guide provides you with the foundation you need to plan and design a beautiful, productive organic herb garden.