Kitcehen Resource: Herb Gardening for Beginners by Marc Thoma

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Synopsis:

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, 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.

Review:

The author does a great job in introducing the reader to the basic herbs grown and sued around the world and providing info to take them from seed to your table! He starts the book off with info on different types of herb gardens and how to set up the one to best fit YOUR needs! 

Then he starts on the herbs. He gives you their name and Latin name, the parts to use for culinary needs and their uses, and includes their taste profile- be it sweet, savory and what the taste is similar too(very good idea for those new to herbs!). From their he covers garden type needed, best zones, soil needed, growing, watering and coloration. He also covered starting from seeds, which plants to plant with it, very important pruning and harvesting (including safety precautions), and then drying (including how to remake seeds for your next planting!) he then gives the reader 2 recipes per herb- they can be spice blends, cleaning, homeopathic medicine/teas or main dishes! 

As you can see, it is a VERY thorough book, and I was highly impressed with the AMOUNT of info available in the book! Miss Grace is using it to round out her studies this semester with her herb garden, and plans on getting the paper copy to have on her garden reference section (you gotta love it when a teen wants to purchase her own reference book herself!). If you're looking to start an herb garden, check this book out first and use it as your herb 'bible' and you'll have a great herb garden!

About the Author:

Marc Thoma has more than 15 years of experience growing his own food and is founder of the Tranquil Urban Homestead website and its Healthy Fresh Homegrown brand.

Visit tranquilurbanhomestead.com for tips and advice for getting started growing veggies, fruit and herbs in your own garden, whether in containers or garden beds.