Many of the industrial plant we grow such as annual , perennial , bush , and trees are herbs in the true sense of the give-and-take . With an increased stake in late years in continental or gourmet cooking , the word “ herb ” is virtually always remember of by home gardeners to mean the “ culinary ” herb .
The Herb Garden
The herbs I have get are listed below with operating instructions for growing them . Perhaps inexperient gardener , as well as those who have not yet had the pleasure ofgrowing these interesting plant , will give some thought to start up a small herb garden . Some people even start an indoorherb gardenin their kitchen . Even a small patch 4 by 6 understructure will grow all a small phratry would need . If not develop for use in cooking , herbs are worth growing for pleasant aromatic leafage and some of them for thebeauty of the flowersas well . herbaceous plant can be used fresh for garnish in salad and to perk up up the flavor of flavorless veggie or to impart flavor to meats and stews in which case one want only to nip off a few leaves when wanted .
To dry herb for winter economic consumption cut off acme of the leafy varieties in midsummer and dampen them off with cold strain water . advert them up just long enough for the drops of water to vaporise , then tie the stems together and place in a newspaper publisher bag with stem ends at the opening and end the bag with a rubber banding . utilise a paper clip as a sweetener through the band and place the other dependant end over your credit line where you are going to hang the herbs to dry out , indoors . After 2 or 3 weeks remove from paper bags , crumble the leaves and place on a shallow pan and dry out in the oven with the stage setting at “ strong ” or at least not over 100 degrees . Some herbaceous plant partisan dry out them by circularize them out on tray or sheets of ironware material covered with cheesecloth and place in a teetotal area . To dry seed heads allow them togrow until seeds are mature and ready to send packing from the plant . Cut seed brain on a very dry day and broadcast on white newspaper ( not newspaper ) . It is better to keep them in the sun the first day as little insects , which may have been release in the heads , will leave as the seeds dry out out . shop herbs in glass jars or other airtight container in a cool place .
HERBS TO GROW FROM SEED
BASIL , SWEET(Ocimum basilicum ) Both fleeceable and ‘ Dark Opal ’ basil are attractiveplants for the garden . I favour toplant the seeded player where it is to turn directly to -the gardenin mid - May . Germination usually occurs in 7 to 10 day . Basil is not hard to transpose . Grows to 18 inches ; space 12 in between plants . ‘ Dark Opal ’ hasbeautiful abstruse red leafage and lovely pink flowersand is excellent to employ along a pass or as a solid layer for decoration in the garden . Basil is very good to use to flavor tomato juice and Lycopersicon esculentum paste .
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CHERVIL(Anthriscus cerefolium)Although thisplant will bourgeon in the fall and live on over the wintertime I would advise the inexperient gardenerto grow it as an annual , sowing the source to the garden in mid - May ( in this area ) . Grows to 2 feet and should be spaced 8 inches asunder . arise quickly and is mature in 6 calendar week . Resents transplanting . Fresh leaves can be frozen in small mailboat after wash carefully . Excellent to season egg dishes .
BORAGE(Borago officinalis)This has pinkish flower that turnblue like the recurrent pulmonaria . It is anannual and should be planted straight off to the gardenin early May in the North . Growing to 2 groundwork it should be space 10 inches apart . Germinates in 7 -to 10 days . Resents transplanting except when quite small . It is excellent used in tossed salad to add a most problematical sapidity .
CHIVES(Allium scboenoprasum)This is aperennial plant growingfrom bulblets . They are really very comfortable to grow from seed . Mine , set off under thefluorescent lightsas well as in the greenhouse in the spring germinate in 10 days . The tiny littleplants look like fragilespears of grass . When transfer they wilt slightly . Even during a continued drouth they grow very well . Matureplants growto 12 , inches ; space 6 inches apart . They are very sturdy even in inhuman locations . Flowers are pretty enough so that chives can be get as a border or in therock garden . okay in salads , ball lulu and sauces of all form . Potted up , chives will grow on a sunny windowsill in wintertime .
DILL(Anethum graveolens)This is an easily produce annual with feathery foliation . prime are bantam and wan yellowish . Grows to 21/2 feet in mygarden and germinates in 7 to 10 days planted at the same time as tender vegetables . Resents graft . May be space as close as 4 in apart . Self - sows readily . Fine for use in pickle and to flavour meats .
LAVENDER(Lavandula ) . I have had excellent succeeder withgerminating seedsof lavender giving a four - hebdomad pre - scary period in the coldframe before bringing into the nursery with germination in 14 day . This twelvemonth sown under the light theseeds germinatedin 15 days with no pre - chilling geological period . This is a hardyperennial with gray foliage and spikes of fragrant lavender bloom , which when dried are used to perfume the linen chest and for sachets . Dry well when hung free in a dry garage or attic .
MARJORAM , SWEET(Majorana hortensis)This is aperennial in frost - free section of the South but is grown as a hardyannual in the North . Sowseed indoorswith germination in 7 to 10 days . Grows to 12 inches ; space 6 inch asunder . plant life may bepotted up and grown in the greenhouseor sunny window over -the wintertime . Adds a delicate flavor to lamb , fish , salads and soups .
MINT(Mentha spicata ) Thismint is very sluttish to grow . It is ahardy perennialand spreading by root stolons . seeded indoorsseed germinatesin 10 to 15 Clarence Day . It grows to 2 foundation and is rather sprawling , inhabits . infinite 12 inches aside . Is at its best in sound rich soil . Fine to use formint jelly and in mint juleps , lemonade and other fruit drinks .
SAGE(Saivia officinalis ) This is a hardyperennial in our location and is often produce in gardens for its pretty foliation and spikes of bluish flush . Aseed sown indoors germinatesin 14 days . Grows to 2 feet and should be spaced 12 inches aside . It can be sown outdoors in May with germination in 21 to 30 days . Fine herb for dressings for chicken , turkey , pork barrel and for flavoring sausage .
SAVORY , SUMMER(Satureja bortensis)This is an easily grownannual being best plantedin mid - May in our location directly to the garden where it is to produce with sprouting in 7 to 10 days . grow to 12 inch tall ; space 5 or 6 in apart . Good to season fish dishes , beans and soups .
SESAME(Sesamum orientale ) Thisherb has whitish colour leaves and pretty pinkish blossom . Needs warmth for germination and should not beplanted into the garden until -the soiland air are very warm ; about 70 degrees . This would be in previous May in our position . Germination will take place in 3 to 7 days . Although theygrow 21/2 to 3 feet they need but 9 or 10 inches between plantsas they do not separate . Seeds are used to smell breads , crackers and cookies .
THYME(Thymus vulgaris ) This is a hardy perennial being of reasonably fruticose growth . Leaves are rationalise for dry out before the blossoms are unresolved . It is well grown from source sown indoors with sprouting in 21 to 30 days . Grows slowly when youthful . Grows to 12 . inch ; blank 8 inches aside . It needs rich soil . Thyme is used for flavoring soups and poultry binding .
A list of coarse herbs we habituate within our garden or for aesculapian remidies .
Abscess RootAcacisAcacia BarkAcacia CatechuAcacia ( false)Acacia ( gum)AconiteAdder ’s Tongue ( American)Adder ’s Tongue ( English)AdonisAdrueAgar - AgarAgaricAgaveAgrimonyAgrimony ( Hemp)Agrimony ( Water)Alder , Black AmericanAlder , CommonAlder BuckthornAlder , TagAlecost AlexandersAlkanetsAllspiceAlmondsAloesAlstonaAlstonia BarkAmaranthsAmaranth , WildAmmoniacumAnachusaAnemonesAnemone PulsatillaAnemone ( Wood)AngelicaAngelica TreeAngostura ( True)AniseAnise ( Star)AnnattoAntirrhinumApple Apple ( Balsam)Apple ( Bitter)Apple , CustardAploppasApocyrumApricotAraliasArarobaArbutus ( Strawberry Tree)Arbutus , TrailingArchangelAreca NutArenaria RubraArnicaArrachs or OrachesArrach ( Garden)Arrach ( Halberd - Leaved)Arrach ( Wild)ArrowheadArrowrootArtichoke , JerusalemArtichoke , GlobeArtichoke , ChineseArtichoke , CardoonArumAsafetidaAsarabaccaAsclepiasAshAsh , BitterAsh , MannaAsh , MountainAsh , PricklyAsh , WaferAsparagusAsphodelAubergineAuriculaAvensAvens ( Mountain)Avens , WaterAzadirachtaBaelBalmBalm of GileadBalmonyBalsam of GileadBalsam of PeruBalsam of ToluBalsam , WhiteBamboo BrierBananaBaneberryBarberry , CommonBarberry , NepalBarberry ( Indian)BarleyBartsia , RedBasil , BushBasil , SweetBasil , WildBayberryBean , KidneyBearberryBearsfoot ( American)Bearsfoot ( British)Bedstraw , Lady’sBedstraw ( Hedge)BeechBeetrootsBelladonnaBenneBenzoinBergamotBetelBethrootBetony , WoodBetony , WaterBilberryBindweedsBindweed , GreaterBindweed , JalapBindweed , SeaBindweed , SyrianBirch , CommonBirthwortBistortBitter AppleBitter RootBittersweetBlackberryBlackberry , AmericanBlack CurrentBlack HawBlack RootBladderwrackBlitesBlite , SeaBlite , Annual SeaBlite , StrawberryBloodrootBluebellBlue FlagBlue MallowBogbeanBoldoBonesetBorageBoxBoxwood , AmericanBrooklimeBroomBroom , Butcher’sBroom , Dryer’sBroom , SpanishBroom - CornBryony , BlackBryony , European WhiteBryony , WhiteBuchuBuckbeanBuckthornsBuckwheatBugle , CommonBugle , YellowBugleweedBugloss , Viper’sBullaceBurdockBurnet , GreatBurnet , LesserBurnet SaxifageBurning BushBurr MarigoldBurra GookerooButcher ’s BroomButter SnakerootButterburButtercup , BulbousButternutCabbage TreeCacaoCactusCajuputCalabar BeanCalamintCalamus AromaticusCalisayaCalotopisCalumbaCamelliaCampanulaCamphorCampionCanadian HempCanchalaguaCandytuft , bitterCanellaCapsicumCarawayCardamomsCardoonsCarobaCarrotCarrot , WildCascara , AmargaCascara SagradaCascarillaCashew NutCassavaCassia ( Cinnamon)Castor Oil PlantCatechu , PaleCatechu PallidumCatechu , BlackCatmintCatnepCatsfootCaulophyllumCayenneCedar , YellowCedronCelandine , GreaterCelandine , LesserCelery ( Wild)CentauryCentaury , ChilianCereus , Night BloomingChammonilesChaste TreeChaulmoograChekenChenopodiumsCherry LaurelCherry StalksCherry , WildCherry , WinterChestnut , HorseChestnut , SweetChickweedChicoryChimaphilaChinaChirettaChivesChrysanthemumCicely , SweetCineraria MaritimaCinnamonCinnamon , WhiteCinquefoilClary , CommonClematisCliversClover , RedClovesClub MossCoca , BolivianCocculus , IndicusCocillana BarkCockleburCoffeeCohosh , BlackCohosh , BlueColchicumCole SeedColocynthColtsfootColumbineColumbo , AmericanCombretumComfreyCompass PlantCondurangoContrayervaConvolvulus , FieldCoolwortCopaibaCorianderCorkwood TreeCorn CockleCornflowerCorn , IndianCorn SaladCorn SilkCorsican MossCostmaryCotoCotton RootCouchgrassCowhageCowslipCow - WheatCramp BarkCranesbill Root , AmericanCrawley RootCrosswortCrotonCrowfoot , Celery - LeavedCrowfoot , Upright MedowCubebsCuckoo - pintCucumberCucumber , SquirtingCudbearCudweedCuminCup MossCup PlantCurareCurrant , BlackCurrant , RedCyclamen , Ivy - LeafedDaffodilDahliasDaisy , CommonDaisy , Ox - EyeDamianaDamiana , FalseDamsonDandelionDaturaDeer ’s TongueDelphiniumDevil ’s BitDillDita BarkDocksDodder Dog RoseDog ’s MercuryDogwood , JamaicaDragon ’s BloodDropwort , Hemlock WaterDropwort , WaterDyer ’s GreenweedDyer ’s MadderEchinaceaEgg PlantElateriumElderElder , DwarfElder , Dwaft , AmericanElecampaneElm , CommonElm , SlipperyEmbeliaEphedraErgotEryngoEucalyptusEuonymusEupatoriumsEuphorbia , EuphorbiumEvening PrimroseEverlasting FlowersEyebrightFennelFennel , DogFennel , FlorenceFennel FlowerFennel , Hog’sFennel ( Water)FenugreekFernsFever BushFeverfewFeverfew ( Corn)Fig , CommonFigwort , KnottedFigwort , WaterFireweedFirsFleur De LuceFluellinFool ’s ParsleyFive - Leaf GrassFlag ( Blue)Flag ( Yellow)FlaxFlax , MountainFlax , PerennialFleabane , CanadianFleabane , CommonFleabane , GreatForget - Me - NotFoxgloveFrankincenseFringe TreeFritillary , CommonFrostwortFuchsiaFumitoryFungiGalangalGalbanumGale , SweetGallsGambogeGarlicGelsemiumGentiansGeraniumGermander , Sage - LeavedGermander , WallGermander , WaterGingerGinger , WildGinsengGipsyweed , CommonGladwyn , StinkingGlasswortsGleditschiaGlobe FlowerGnaphaliumsGoaGoat ’s BeardGoat ’s RueGold ThreadGolden RodGolden SealGood King HenryGooseberryGoosefootsGorse , GoldenGoutweedGrape , Mountain GrassesGravelrootGreenwood ( Dyers’)GrindeliaGround IvyGround Pine ( American)Ground Pine ( European)Groundsel , CommonGuaiacumGuaranaGuelder RoseHair Cap MossHardhackHart ’s TongueHawkbit , AutumnalHawkbit , RoughHawkweed , WallHawkweed , WoodHawkweed , Mouse - EarHawthornHeartseaseHedge - HyssopHedge MustardHeliotropeHellebore , BlackHellebore , FalseHellebore , GreenHellebore , WhiteHemlockHemlock , WaterHemp , Enc . Britannica , 1856Hemp , AgrimonyHemp , CanadianHemp , IndianHenbaneHennaHepaticaHerb ParisHog ’s FennelHollyHolly , SeaHollyhockHoneysucklesHopsHorehound , WhiteHorehound , BlackHorse ChestnutHorsemintHorsenettleHorseradishHorsetailsHound ’s TongueHouseleekHyacinth , GrapeHyacinth , WildHydnocarpusHydrangeaHydrocotyleHydrophiliaHyssopHyssop , HedgeHysteronicaIceland MossIgnatius BeansIndian HempIndian PhysicIndigoIndigo ( Wild)IpecacuanhaIrisesIris PseudacorusIris TenaxIris VersicolorIrish MossIspaghulIvy , AmericanIvy , CommonIvy , GroundIvy , PoisonJaborandiJacob ’s LadderJalapJamaica DogwoodJambulJasminesJequirityJewelweedJohn ’s BreadJujube BerriesJuniper BerriesKamalaKava KavaKidneywortKinosKnapweed , BlackKnapweed , GreaterKnapwort HarshweedKnotgrassKnotgrass , RussianKola NutsKoussoLabrador TeaLaburnumLachnenthesLadies ’s BedstrawLady ’s MantleLady ’s SlipperLady ’s TrussesLarchLarkspur , FieldLaurel ( Bay)Laurel , CherryLaurel , MountainLavendersLavender CottonLavender , Sea , AmericanLemonLettuce , WildLife Everlasting ( Pearl - Flowered)Life RootLilacs ( White and Mauve)LiliesLily , Crown ImperialLilly - of - the - ValleyLily , ModonnaLily , TigerLily , White PondLime FruitLime TreeLinseedLippiaLippia CitriodoraLiquoriceLiquorice , IndianLiquorice , WildLitmusLiverwort , AmericanLiverwort , EnglishLobeliaLogwoodLoosestrife , PurpleLoosestrife , YellowLovageLovage , BastardLovage , BlackLovage , ScotchLovage , WaterLove Lies BleedingLucerneLungwortLupinsMaceMadderMagnoliaMaidenhairMalabar NutMale FernMallowsManacaMandiocaMandrakeMandrake , AmericanMannaManzanilloMaplesMare ’s TailMarigoldMarigold , BurMarigold , MarshMarjoram , SweetMarjoram , WildMarijuana ( Hemp , Indian)MarshmallowMasterwortMasticMaticoMatte TeaMayweedMayweed , ScentlessMeadowsweetMelilotMelonsMercury , Dog’sMercury , AnnualMescal ButtonsMezereonMilfoilMilfoil , WaterMilkweedMimosasMintsMistletoeMomordicaMoneywortMonsoniaMorning GloryMoschatel , CommonMosquito PlantMoss , American ClubMoss , Common ClubMoss , CorsicanMoss , CupMoss , Hair CapMoss , IcelandMoss , IrishMoss , SphagnumMotherwortMountain AshMountain FlaxMountain GrapeMountain LaurelMouse - EarMugwortMulberry , CommonMullein , GreatMusk SeedMustardsMyrrhNarcissusNasturtiumNettlesNightshade , BlackNightshade , DeadlyNightshade , WoodyNutmegNux VomicaOak , CommonOak , Polpody ofOatsOleanderOlibanumOlive OnionOnion , PotatoOnion , TreeOpoponaxOrange , BitterOrange , SweetOrchidsOsier , Red AmericanOsier , GreenOx - middle DaisyOx - tonguePaeonyPapawPapaw SeedsParadise GainsParaguay TeaPareiraParilla , YellowParis , HerbParsleyParsley , Fool’sParsley PiertParsnipParsnip , WaterPassion FlowerPatchouliPapyrusPeachPelargoniumsPellitoryPellitory , DalmatianPellitory , PersianPellitory - of - the - WallPennyroyalPepperPepper , HungarianPeppermintPeriwinklesPeruvian BalsamPeruvian BarkPheasant ’s EyePichiPilewortPimpernel , ScaraletPinePine ( Larch)Pine , WhitePine , ( Ground)Pine , American GroundPink RootPinus Bark . Hemlock SprucePipsissewaPitcher PlantPlantain , CommonPlantain , Buck ’s HornPlantain , HoaryPlantain , IspaghulPlantain , PsyllliumPlantain , RibwortPlantain , SeaPlantain , WaterPlantain , FruitPleurisy RootPloughman ’s SpikenardPlumbagoPoison IvyPoison OakPoke RootPolypody RootPolyporus of LarchPomegranatePoplar , tremblingPoppy , PlumePoppy , RedPoppy , WhitePotatoPotato , PrairiePotato , WildPrickly AshPrimrosePrimrose , EveningPrimulasPrunesPsyllium SeedsPulsatillaPumpkinPurslane , GreenPurslane , GoldenPyrolasQuassiaQuebrachoQueen ’s DelightQuinceQuince , JapaeseQuinoaQuinsy - WortRadishRagwortRampionRape SeedRaspberryRattle , Dwarf RedRattle , YellowRed CloverRed RootRed SageRest - HarrowRhatany Rhododendron , YellowRhubarbsRiceRocket , GardenRosemaryRosesRosin - WeedRueRue , Goat’sRushesRupturewortSabadillaSafflowerSaffronSaffron , MeadowSagesSt . John ’s WortSalepSalsafySalviasSamphireSamphire , GoldenSandalwoodSandspurry , CommonSanicle , WoodSarsaparilla , AmericanSarsaparilla , CaracaoSarsaparilla , JamaicaSarsaparilla , IndianSarsaparilla , WildSassafrasSassy BarkSaunders , RedSavineSavory , SummerSavory , WinterSaw PalmettoSaxifrage , BurnetSaxifrage , Greater BurnetScabious , FieldScabious , LesserScabious , Devils ’s BitScammonyScopoliaScullcapsScurvy GrassSea FennelSea LavenderSeaweedSedge , SweetSelf - HealSenegaSennaSenna , BladderSensitive PlantShallotSheep ’s SorrelShepherd ’s PurseSiegesbeckiaSilverweedSimarubaSkirretSkunk - CabbageSlippery ElmSmartweedSmilax , ChinaSnakerootSnakeroot , ButtonSnapdragonSnowdropSoap TreeSoapwortSoapwort Root , EgyptianSolamon ’s SealSorrel , CommonSorrel , FrenchSorrel , MountainSorrel , Sheep’sSorrel , WoodSouthernwoodSouthernwood , FieldSow - ThistlesSpaghnumSpearmintSpearwort , LesserSpeedwell , CommonSpeedwell , GermanderSpikenard , AmericanSpikenard , CalifornianSpikenard , Ploughman’sSpinachSpinach , New ZealandSpindle TreeSpergulariaSpurgesSquaw VineSquillSquirting CucumberStar AniseStar of BethlehemStavasacreStonecropsStone RootStoraxStramoniumStrawberryStrophanthusSumachsSumbulSundewSunflowerSwamp MilkweedTag AlderTallow TreeTamaracTamarindsTansyTapiocaTarragonTeaTeazlesThapsiaThistlesThornappleThujaThyme , BasilThyme , CatThyme , GardenThyme , WildTiger LilyToadflaxToadflax , Ivy - LeavedTobaccoTolu BalsamTonka BeansTonquin BeanTormentilTragacanthTraverllers ’ JoyTree of HeavenTurkey CornTurmericTurpethUnicorn Root , FalseUnicorn Root , TrueUva UrsiValerianValerian , AmericanValerian , IndianValerian , Red - SpurVerbena , LemonVernal Grass , SweetVeronicasVervainVineViolet , DogViolet , HairyViolet , SweetViolet , WaterVirginia CreeperWafer AshWahooWake Robin , AmericanWallflowerWall RueWalnutWalnut , WhiteWater BetonyWatercressWater DockWater DropwortWater FennelWater SoldierWhite Pond LilyWild CarrotWild CherryWild GingerWild IndigoWild YamWild MintWillow , Black AmericanWillow , WhiteWillow - HerbsWintergreenWinter ’s BarkWinter ’s Bark , FalseWitch HazelWoadWood AnemoneWood BetonyWoodruff , SweetWood SageWood SanicleWood SorrelWormseed , AmericanWormseed , LavantWormwoodsWoundwort , HedgeWoundwort , MarshYam , WildYarrowYellow DockYellow FlagYellow ParilliaYerba ReumaYerba SantaYewZeodary
