Growing Herbs

Detailed guidelines and information for growing various herbs including seed sowing, care and harvesting plus height and spread of plants.

See also:-  Growing Herbs & Vegetables Main Page  |  Growing Vegetables Main Page  |  Garden Store

For even more detailed instructions on growing vegetables, fruit, herbs and edible flowers plus in-depth articles on growing your own edible produce visit our sister site www.pots2plots.com or why not visit our gardening blog The Urban Gardener.

 Go to:-  Basil | Bay | Borage | Chervil |  Chives | Coriander |

Dill|   Marjoram|  Mint | Oregano | Parsley |  Rosemary |

 Sage | Tarragon | Thyme

Above are links to general guidelines for growing various herbs. It's probably easier than you thought and there's nothing better than harvesting and cooking with your own home grown produce. 

Many herbs can also be grown in pots indoors, so long as they are kept in a light position (e.g. on a windowsill), but beware of them being scorched by the sun through the window! 

Most herbs prefer a sunny position, especially the woody types such as thyme, sage and rosemary,  although  shade  for part of the day is a welcome relief to the annual types such as parsley, basil and chervil.

Overseas Visitors:        If you're more used to measuring ingredients by the cup, we have the most comprehensive weight to cups conversion table on the net - both solid ingredients and liquids - so now you can easily convert our recipes to suit your preference.

Click here to go to the chart. Why not print it off for future reference. Convert all recipes written in metric or imperial quickly and easily.

Metric/imperial users can do the same but the other way round - from cups to grams or ounces.