Useful Herb Gardening

A guide to growing herbs organically, including information about their history, medicinal and culinary uses.

Seven reasons you need Useful Herb Gardening

• Eat organically, safe in the knowledge your herbs are chemical free.
• Reduce your family’s carbon footprint whilst contributing to sustainability and conservation.
• Save money by reducing the need to purchase your food, thereby reducing your consumption.
• Enjoy a healthy and interesting activity with your family.
• Enjoy the health benefits of outdoor exercise and catch up on some Vitamin D from the Sun.
• Access new flavours and tastes direct from your backyard.
• Support a local environmentally-friendly business.


Contents

Soil
Fertilisers
Pesticides & Fungicides
Extra-terrestrial influences
Water
Propagation
Companion planting
Applications (from decoctions to tissanes)
Medicinal properties
Herb list (from Aloe Vera to Yarrow)
Unusual Herbs & their Medicinal uses
Insect (& other nasties) Repellent herbs
On the Table (Recipes)