Planting an Herb Garden

Planting an herb garden is a rewarding project that can be completed quickly by following these easy steps:

1. Create a pattern for the designated planting area. Stake the area and attach strings to the stakes to form the pattern. Copy the design in the soil with a trowel, then remove the strings and dig a furrow for the design.

2. Space the herbs one foot apart to allow for growth. Dig holes twice the size of the root balls, but don't plant the herbs so deeply that their crowns are covered. Before planting, tease apart the root balls: this will aid in the plants' growth. Place each plant in a hole and tamp in place.

3. Water thoroughly until the plant is established. Be careful not to overwater the plants past this point, however, or root rot may result. (Herbs are quite drought-tolerant once established.)

The herb garden should be fully established in about one year and will last for many years.

--Chris Chater, Master Gardener, Mill Valley, California

Guests
Chris Chater
Project Coordinator, The Redwoods
40 Camino Alto
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone: 415-383-2741
Fax: 415-383-0115
Also in this Episode

Grow It! : Episode GRW-407
•	Spotlight Garden: Enchanted California Painter's Garden
•	Planting an Herb Garden
•	Gardening Q & A: Selecting Roses With Beautiful Foliage
•	Q&A: Lavender
•	Q&A: Seeds
•	Shady Groundcover
•	Jeff's Journal