Container Herbs
How to Plant a Mixed Herb Pot That Works
Which herbs can share one large pot and which cannot, followed by clear steps for filling, arranging and planting a mixed herb container.
Tutorials
Step-by-step herb gardening tutorials: preparing a bed, sowing seed, transplanting, pruning, harvesting, drying and planting a pot.
8 guides published
Harvesting Herbs
Saving Herb Seeds: Cilantro, Dill and Basil
How to collect, clean and store seed from cilantro, dill and basil, with the color signals that show when each is ripe and the limits of home-saved seed.
Harvesting Herbs
How to Dry Herbs from the Garden
A step-by-step guide to air drying garden herbs: which ones suit the method, when to cut, how to bundle and hang them, and how to store the dried leaves.
Harvesting Herbs
How to Harvest Herbs Without Hurting the Plant
Where you cut an herb depends on how it grows. This step-by-step guide shows when to harvest, where to cut branching and clumping herbs, and how much to take.
Watering & Care
How to Prune Herbs for Bushier, Longer-Lasting Plants
Find out exactly where to cut soft, clumping and woody herbs so they branch out instead of growing tall and bare, and how much you can take at one time.
Planting Herbs
How to Transplant Herb Seedlings into the Garden
Move herb seedlings and starter plants into the ground with less stress: how to harden them off, pick the right day, plant at the correct depth and look after them for the first two weeks.
Planting Herbs
Growing Herbs from Seed: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical walk-through of raising herb seedlings: reading the packet, choosing between direct sowing and trays, sowing at the right depth, thinning, and hardening off young plants for the garden.
Herb Garden Soil
How to Prepare a Garden Bed for Herbs
The steps, in order, for turning lawn or an old bed into an herb bed: clearing turf and weeds, loosening the soil, mixing in compost, handling heavy clay and getting ready for planting day.