Easiest Herbs For Novice Gardeners
If you’re a novice when it concerns herb gardening, you may be worried about which types of herbs you should grow. There are many different herbs available, and some are more challenging to raise than others. You will find certain kinds of herbs that are especially easy to grow for beginners. These are generally more hardy plants that don’t require a lot of fertilizer or special work.
Basil: Basil is a warm-weather annual herb. It is hardy in most zones, but it requires hot, dry conditions to reach peak flavor. It needs full sun, and very rich, moist soil. Really the only significant concerns with growing basil are slugs and cool conditions. As long as basil has sufficient light and heat, and its soil is allowed to dry out between waterings, it generally demands little in the way of extra care.
Chives: Chives are herbs which will grow in almost any conditions and almost any kind of soil. In fact, they hardly need any tending. They prefer to have full sun on them, and rich soils make them do better. Chives have a wonderful flavor which is a bit like onions, and are great as a topping for baked potatoes. You can use them in many different ways either dried or fresh.
Oregano: This herb is extremely popular, and it goes well with many different types of foods. It is widely used in tomato-based pasta, chicken, and pork dishes. Hardy in zones 5-9, oregano does well in raised beds, rock gardens, alongside roads or pathways, or just about anywhere! It requires full sun and well-drained soil, but it actually does better in poor, rocky soil!
Parsley: Parsley is a relatively hardy annual in zones 2-11. Both flat-leaf and curly varieties are easy to tend and flourish without all sorts of extra care. It can do well in full sun to light shade, and requires rich soil that is well-drained but moist. It doesn’t do especially well in heat.
Thyme: This is an herb that is perennial and simple to tend. It is quite hardy and grows to the size of a small shrub. It prefers lots of sun and a warm environment to grow well, in addition to well drained but damp soil. If you’re growing thyme in the house, you should make sure that you place the plant near a window so it gets the most sunlight.
When choosing herbs, take note of which zones they are suited to. Even though most of these herbs are hardy, they do much better when kept to their hardiness zones. The herbs listed here are going to be very easy to care for, and shouldn’t require a great deal of extra effort to tend.
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