Herb Gardening for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Growing & Using Culinary and Medicinal Herbs at Home

by Marc Thoma

Create a successful herb garden at home with this beginner-friendly guide

One of the best things about herbs is that you don’t need a large plot of land—or even any outdoor space at all—to grow them successfully. Whether you’re envisioning a small container garden in a sunny window or a raised bed in your yard, Herb Gardening for Beginners provides all the information you need to cultivate herbs for a wide range of purposes. You’ll find step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting guidance for every stage of the process, from planning your garden to harvesting and using your herbs.

***Intro to herb gardening—Learn the benefits and uses of herbs, different planting options, essential gardening tools, and indispensable tips for success.
***Herb profiles—Find detailed breakdowns of 40 common herbs, including seeding information; mature plant size; light, water, and soil requirements; major uses; and safety considerations.
***80 recipes—From a Bee Balm Sore Throat Remedy and an All-Purpose Lemon Verbena Cleaner to Turkey Nettle Pot Pie and Caraway Soda Bread helps you discover all sorts of practical uses for your homegrown herbs.

Discover the culinary and medicinal power of homegrown herbs with help from Herb Gardening for Beginners.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 15, 2021

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really the best for true beginners

This book includes excellent descriptions of a variety of herbs. Unfortunately, it also uses a great deal of terminology that should be defined for true beginners. What does it mean to water deeply vs watering 1 inch? How do I know if I've done either of those correctly? What does it mean to "amend the soil with compost or manure"? How do I amend? Do I sprinkle it on top? Do I mix it in? I guess what I really needed was herb gardening for dummies! I did get many useful tips from the book, but I still need to do more research. It would have been nice to have a glossary for some of these terms.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Glad I Bought it!

I am a beginner when it comes to growing my own herbs and using them. I actually bought this book on KU because it was free and after reading the first 10-12 pages, I decided to buy an actual copy! I'm pretty excited to see what all I can do with my little garden!

[Cherie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read a lot of herb gardening books this year since moving to a place with a garden, but this wasn't my favorite at all. I think I need something more with information about the herb itself, healing properties, and gardening than the recipes.

[Michael Wells · Rating 5 out of 5]

Herb gardening

The author gives a guide for growing herbs for beginners. He gives examples of how to grow, use and store herbs. He is a great guide for Herb Gardner. I recommend this book for all gardeners.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great guide to growing and using 40 different herbs. Even though I’d prefer actual photos of each herb, the drawings are good. Purchased this for our home gardening book shelf.

[DJFarnham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good for the Herb Basics

I enjoyed the layout of the book and all the information on the herbs provided. I also liked the recipes included.

[Sahara · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much useful information, and I love the special touch, including recipes for using them.

[Emilie D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book. Good place to start

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for those who grow herbs

There is great knowledge here about herbs, their flavor, how to grow, harvest, and process. I will return to this book often.