Planting Herbs Part 1
• Many aromatic and flavor comes from the Mediterranean (hyssop, Lavender, Lemon balm, oregano, Salvia, Santolina, Thyme ,…) and need two basic things:
- Many of the sun.
- Soil with good drainage (not to puddle water).
• Herbs, as well as in the pot, you can plant them in the parterres regular geometric (photo) or a state park, in bed more informal.
• areas should be sunny and protected from the wind. Also, freeze-resistant species.
• Choose a location near your home or kitchen to be more hands on herbs. Ideally be in the window of the kitchen.
• Most plants do not be picky about soil, can survive and thrive in poor soil, and poor. That yes, as long as drainage is good, because plants are sensitive to excess water in the soil (Mint, but prefer partial color, wet soil). Herbs will be alive and well at pH between 6 and 7.5. If the land is clear acidic (pH <6), add chalk.
• You can plant any time of year, provided you avoid the biggest hot days of summer and coldest days of winter.
• Labra soil at a depth of about 25 inches to let loose and fluffy.
• Eliminate all perennial weeds as possible. For this, when you till the soil, collecting and removing pieces of roots, stems and roots that go. Delete them all very difficult because there is always a part of this body on the ground and then grow back.
• When planting add organic fertilizer (compost, peat, manure, etc.). Especially if your soil poor in mineral nutrients or if the texture is extreme, ie
1. Very sandy soil. The Matilla, peat, manure, compost worms, guano, etc. to help retain moisture in sandy soil and provide nutrients such as decompose slowly.
2. Heavy clay. Compost facilitate drainage in clay soils, heavy. If it is a very clay soil outside must also be organic materials, add the washed river sand (not force). This will complement the clay and soil texture will be more air to the roots through the pores between sand grains.
• If you want, when plants Herbs in the garden, you can create a blanket (also called mulch). Is to expand the base of the plant with a layer of pine bark, compost, gravel or other materials. Benefits of mulch are:
* They require less irrigation, as padding to reduce evaporation of soil moisture, ie water loss into the atmosphere is less.
* Exeunt fewer weeds.
* This is a decorative, better than bare ground.
• If you plant in a pot, pot or container, put the gravel, pebbles or pieces of pottery on the bottom and filled with good-quality substrate.