| Setting it all upIf you have chosen an
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| | area.For an indoor garden, you can use
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| outdoor garden, keep it small at first.
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| | all kinds of pots and containers, as long
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| 4' x 4' is a good size for a novice herb
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| | as they retain moisture while allowing
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| gardener, and will enable you to grow
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| | excess water to drain away. Terra cotta
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| about 8-9 different herbs. Select a sunny
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| | pots are probably not a good idea because
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| spot which is easily accessible with a
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| | they tend to absorb water instead of
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| hose or sprinkler. Most herbs need lots
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| | allowing it to stay in the soil. Fill
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| of sunlight to thrive. Those which may
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| | containers with a topsoil and peat mix,
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| require less light can be strategically
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| | just like the outdoor garden.You might
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| placed so that shade from taller plants
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| | even try an outdoor container garden.
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| or nearby trees falls on them, or you can
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| | This is an excellent option especially if
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| set up a separate garden for them in a
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| | you live in an apartment, have limited
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| shady area.Work the soil in your chosen
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| | outdoor space or want to start very
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| area. Dig up and discard any large rocks,
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| | small. Herbs can be grown individually
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| break up solid chunks of dirt, take
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| | or you can get a very large pot and
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| patches of grass to other parts of your
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| | combine herbs. If you want to combine
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| yard that are bare and can use the
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| | herbs you can try themed pots. How about
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| help.You can, in some cases, plant
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| | a Kitchen Garden with basil, dill,
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| directly in your soil but enriched soil
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| | savory, mint and chives? Have fun making
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| really is best for gardening. I prefer
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| | your own combinations based on your own
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| to make a raised bed, then fill with a
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| | preferences and needs.The PlantingSeeds
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| mixture of approximately 60% topsoil and
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| | or established plants - which should you
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| 40% peat.To make a raised bed, construct
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| | choose? In the case of the novice herb
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| a box in the spot where it is to stand.
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| | gardener, I suggest plants. You can find
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| One way to do this uses landscaping
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| | these at reliable nurseries in your area
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| timbers along with large screws and is
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| | and sometimes in catalogs. Seeds can be
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| very easy. Make the box at least two
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| | unreliable, often not sprouting at all
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| timbers high. Screw landscape timbers
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| | and therefore frustrating to the gardener
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| together with 3" coarse-thread deck
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| | who is excited about seeing life spring
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| screws. Put the timbers together by first
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| | into being. When using seeds, be aware
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| drilling a 3/8" hole halfway through the
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| | that seedlings often need to be thinned
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| timbers themselves. Otherwise, the screw
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| | -- this means removing those that are too
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| will not go through the landscape
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| | close together and either replanting them
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| timber.CAVEAT: In some areas of the
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| | or throwing them out. Seedlings are very
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| United States, the available landscape
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| | delicate and don't always live when
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| timbers may be infested with Formosan
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| | replanted, another frustration for the
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| termites. DO NOT use these. Alternatives
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| | budding herb gardener.Later on, after
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| include left-over deck material or
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| | your herb garden has become established
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| 2x4s.Fill in the box with the topsoil and
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| | and you are more confident, you can use
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| peat. You can figure out how many bags of
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| | seeds. By that time, you will have become
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| topsoil you need either by judging with
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| | accustomed to working with the plants and
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| your eyes or figuring out how many cubic
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| | will have a "feel" for how to treat
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| feet are in the area for your garden and
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| | them.Some herbs come in peat pots which
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| then buying the corresponding cubic feet
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| | can be directly transferred to the
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| of soil. Peat generally comes in
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| | ground; however, I have never had much
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| compressed blocks; you will probably need
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| | luck with these and recommend taking the
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| approximately 1.65 cubic ft. per 4' x 4'
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| | plant out of these types of containers.
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