Herb Gardening: How to Prepare the Soil, Choose Your Plants, and Care For, Harvest, and Use Your Herbs

This beginners guide for anyone interested in starting an herb garden explains in simple terms everything you need to know about choosing the site, preparing the soil, choosing the plants, caring for them, dealing with pests and diseases and what to do with the harvest at the end of the summer. Included are easy-to-follow garden plans, lots of helpful tips, expert advice and useful figures.

About the author

Melissa Snyder is the former co-owner of Barleywine Herb Farm with her husband, Stephen, who is author of several books on homebrewing, including The Brewmaster's Bible. Melissa is currently owner and chief marketing strategist of Trillium Digital, a Vermont-based online marketing agency.

Summary

A comprehensive guide to starting an herb garden.

Product details

• Authors: Melissa Melton Snyder, Snyder Melissa Melton
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.07.2016
• EAN: 9781581573121
• ISBN: 978-1-58157-312-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 203 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 726 g
• Series: Countryman Know How; Countryman Know How
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; GARDENING / General, Gardening: plants and cultivation guides, Gardening: herbs