The GIANT Book on Growing and Using Herbs

Table of Contents

Introduction

How to Lay Out a Herbal Garden

Thinking of Layout Plans

Making Paths

Best Flower Choices

Making a City Herbal Garden

Making Leaf Mold

Making Natural Organic Compost

Feeding the Soil

My Way of Planting

Making Soil Beds

Wooden Boxes as Plant Containers

Window Boxes

Other Containers

Herb Growing Project for Children

Suitable Herbs for Your Garden

Perennials for herb borders and for beds

Culinary and Beauty Uses of Herbs

Elderflower Water

Conserves

Herbal wines

Herbal Force Meat Stuffing

Apple and Mint Jam

The Power of Herbs

Which Herbs to Grow

Where Do You Grow Herbs?

Best Soil for Herbs.

Planning Your Garden

Chessboard Garden

Propagation of Herbs

Growing through Cuttings

Test – Have Roots Been Formed?

Herb Plant Division

Plant maintenance

Harvesting Your Plants

Root Plants

Whole Plant Harvesting

Leaves Harvesting

Herbal Harvesting

Flowers Harvesting

Seed Harvesting

Drying Your Herbs

Herb Storing

Using Herbs

Herbal tips

Bouquet Garni

Omelet aux herbes fines

Making Herb Tea

Growing herbs on your window sill

Knowing More about Herbal Plant Culture

Some Important Herbs and How to Grow Them

Basil [Ocimum basilicum]

Chives [Allium schoenoprasum]

Horseradish [Armorecia rusticana]

Horseradish and Applesauce

Root Cuttings

Sweet Marjoram [Origanum majorana]

Parsley Petroselinum crispum

Fish Parsley

First Method

Second Method

Fennel [Foeniculum vulgare]

Mint

Mint Chutney

Herb Harvesting

Herbal Teas

Basil Tea

Mint Tea

Lavender

Chamomile

Medicinal Chamomile Tea

Sweet Woodruff [Gallium odoratum]

Sweet Cicely [Myrrhis odorata]

Beneficial Herbs

Knowing More about John Innes Compost

How to Make Leaf Compost

A Little Rant about Outdated Agricultural Practices

Growing Herbs in Pots

Marjoram- Origamum omites- leaves

Thyme – Thymus vulgaris-Leaves

Thyme Vinegar

Chives –Allium choenoprasum –leaves

Tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus – leaves.

Fennel -Foeniculum vulgare–F.officinale – Leaves, Stem and Seed

Shrub Permanents for Your Garden

Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia

Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis

Sage – Salvia officinalis

Roses

Rue –Ruta graveolens

Artemisias –Artemisia pontica – the Roman wormwood

Hair Growth Recipe

Bay – The Roman Laurel –Laurus nobilis

Winter Savory – Satureja Montana

Medieval Sciatica Remedy

Other Herb Garden Favorites

Sorrel – Rumex acetosa

Traditional Sorrel Sauce

Tansy – Tanacetum vulgare

Poppy – Papaver Orientale

Clove Carnation – Dianthus caryophyllus

Borage – Borago officinalis – leaves, flowers, and stems

Conclusion

Author Bio

Publisher

Introduction

The moment you hear the word “Herb” you visualize a soft stemmed plant, which is normally used in cookery, as well as in alternative medicine. These herbs used for millenniums have been an important part of our social traditional and religious fabrics all over the world. No one, without an interest in nature is not going to know more about Rosemary, sage, lavender, thyme, hyssop, basil, and other herbs put into use down the centuries.