Information About Growing Herbs

1. Information About
The Farmers' Handbook - "Near The House 2", Booklet 5 - Information About Growing Herbs
Growing Herbs
In our diets, we eat not only grains, bread, vegetables
and pulses but also different types of herbs. Herbs make food
more tasty and can also help digestion, and act as medicines.
So it's a good idea to learn how to grow appropriate new
types of herb. In this booklet we learn about some new types
of herb, and how to grow and use them for more benefits in
our diet and garden.
How to read the information on new herb varieties ?
1. The herb's name
2. Its drawing
6. Its functions 3. Its height
and benefits
4. Its age
5. How to plant its
seed or seedling

2. Information About Growing Herbs
Species Balm Basil Borage Chamomile Lavender
Drawing of
the Plant
Height 1 metre 50 cm 50 cm 50 cm 50 cm
Age perennial annual annual perennial perennial
sow direct, or sow direct, or sow direct, or sow direct, or raise in a nursery
Planting
raise in a nursery raise in a nursery raise in a nursery raise in a nursery and transplant
Method and transplant and transplant and transplant and transplant
• medicine • mix with vegetables • mix with vegetables • medicine • medicine
• companion planting • medicine • medicine • companion planting • companion planting
• bee food (nectar) • companion planting • companion planting • bee food (nectar) • bee food (nectar)
Function • edge plant • bee food (nectar) • bee food (nectar) • edge plant • edge plant
• mulch material • edge plant • edge plant • mulch material
• liquid manure • liquid manure
• mulch material
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3. Information About Growing Herbs raise
and
Species Marjoram Rosemary Sage Tansy Thyme
so
raise
Drawing of
and
the Plant
Height 50 cm 50 cm up to 1 metre 1 metre 50 cm
Age annual perennial perennial annual perennial
sow seed or plant sow seed or plant sow seed or plant sow seed or plant sow seed or plant
Planting cutting in a nurs- cutting in a nurs- cutting in a nurs- cutting in a nurs- cutting in a nurs-
Method ery, and transplant ery, and transplant ery, and transplant ery, and transplant ery, and transplant
• mix with vegetables • mix with vegetables • medicine • medicine • mix with vegetables
• medicine • medicine • companion planting • companion planting • medicine
• companion planting • companion planting • bee food (nectar) • bee food (nectar) • companion planting
Function
• bee food (nectar) • bee food (nectar) • edge plant • edge plant • bee food (nectar)
• edge plant • edge plant • liquid manure • liquid manure • edge plant
• mulch material
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4. Information About Growing Herbs
Oregano Nasturtium Lemon Sorrel Comfrey
Species Bergamot
Flower
Drawing of
the Plant
Height 50 cm up to 1 metre 1 metre 25 cm 50 cm
Age perennial perennial perennial perennial perennial
sow seed or plant sow direct or raise sow seed in a sow direct, or from root
Planting cutting in a nurs- cuttings in a nurs- nursery and raise in a nursery cuttings
Method ery, and transplant ery, and transplant transplant and transplant
• mix with vegetables • mix with vegetables • tea • mix with vegetables • mix with vegetables
• medicine • medicine • medicine • medicine • medicine
• companion planting • companion planting • companion planting • edge plant • companion planting
Function • bee food (nectar) • bee food (nectar) • bee food (nectar) • bee food (nectar)
• edge plant • edge plant • edge plant • edge plant
• liquid manure • liquid manure
• mulch material
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5. Information About Growing Herbs
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Feverfew Parsley
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Savory
Drawing of the Plant
Planting Age Height
50 cm 50 cm 30 cm
annual perennial perennial
Method
sow seed in a sow seed in a sow seed in a
nursery and nursery and nursery and
transplant transplant transplant
• mix with • medicine • mix with
vegetables • companion vegetables
Function
• medicine planting • medicine
• companion • bee food (nectar) • companion
planting • edge plant planting
• bee food (nectar) • liquid manure • bee food (nectar)
• edge plant • edge plant