It is officially only 7 weeks until the first day of spring, so I thought I would inspire you to grow some new herbs this year because herbs are the one collection of plants that can transform a meal into a feast. Simply imagine tossing some Chive flowers, Wild rocket, chopped French parsley, amazing red Pak Choi,
some wonderful crunchy Purslane, and some hot spicy Mustard leaves with some Lettuce and you have a salad to whet all palates.
To me herbs fulfil everything one needs in a garden; they look good, taste good and do you good, what more can you ask of a plant?
Gardening for the table in landscape terminology is short term gardening. It allows the gardener to experiment. It also allows the gardener to be optimistic, for there is ‘always next year’. So by even growing a pot of herbs on a windowsill or some rows of rocket in a container, it connects what you eat to the process of growing. That growing process starts from the soil which is the engine of all gardening, be it in a container or a garden plot. So for those of you who wish to grow your herbs in a window box or container it is well worth investing in a good potting compost .
When growing plants in containers it is also worth investing in a good liquid fertiliser so that you can regularly feed your herbs. Why feed the plants? Well, this is because the plant will quickly use all the nutrients and minerals from the potting compost and, to keep your herbs productive and healthy when grown in a container, you need to supplement their feed.
If the thought of Spring has inspired you I will be running a Propagation day course for 12 people at the Herboretum on April 6th and April 20th and a Herb garden design day course for 14 people on April 13th and May 4th . And for those of you in the UK with eagle eyes the first ten of you to email the herb farm with your postal address will be sent 3 packets of seeds, with our complements, to start your spring sowing.
Your mustard leaves look divine! It warms me up just to see that picture of one of our spicy Spring favorites. I hope to attend your Herb garden design course one of these days… For now, it is a bit too much of a journey from San Diego. Thanks for the inspiration.
I look forward to welcoming you when you do get here. All the best for a productive spring. J
Would love some seeds, a lovely start to spring. My address is:- 102, Farm Road, Oldbury, West Midlands. B68 8QZ Thank you, Maureen Willetts. Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:39:45 +0000 To: mb.willetts@hotmail.co.uk
Well done Maureen, I will make sure you get some seeds.
Now I am excited knowing spring only 7 weeks away, winter seems to last forever! Can’t wait to get growing. Was upset to see you closed the nursey although never visited as live in Leeds, but hopefully will get on one of your courses, wish you much success in your new venture. Sarah
Many thanks Sarah, hope you do visit us in the future. Happy Gardening when spring comes.
Reblogged this on Linda's New Garden & Wildlife Journey and commented:
awesome post
Many thanks Linda.
Oh, I would love some seeds, too! I love to grow herbs on my deck here in Lincoln. Thanks so much!
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Delighted to hear that I’m one of the lucky 10 to receive your Free herb seeds! Many thanks.
Am I too late for some seeds? I hope not !
Certainly not, March, April and May are wonderful months for sowing seed as the light is better, the days are longer and if today is anything to go by it is warmer.