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Probably the most popular herbs to grow and use are the culinary herbs. Herbs used for cooking and seasoning can be incorporated into your existing flower or vegetable beds, grown separately near the kitchen door or kept handy on the kitchen counter. Growing culinary herbs is very similar to growing vegetables. The two most important considerations are to harvest at full flavor and to never use any fertilizer or pesticide on them that isn’t labeled for use on edible plants. Here are some more tips for growing flavorful culinary herbs.

Planting & Growing Kitchen Herbs

Annual herbs are inexpensive and easy to start from seed. Woody, perennial herbs establish better if you purchase seedlings or take cuttings.


Plant your herbs in a rich, well-draining soil and avoid heavy feeding with supplemental fertilizer. The scent and flavor of herbs tends to concentrate when they are grown in slightly lean conditions. (Going to the extreme and starving them or growing them in poor soil will have the opposite effect. The plants will be stressed and stunted.)


Limit pesticide use to an absolute minimum. If you must spray, use the least toxic solution.

This weeks Water-Wise plant is the Rhamnus tomentella or California Coffeeberry. Don't be fooled by the name, you can't have a Cup of Rhamnus!

The #3 Gardening Tool For Men is Soaker Hose Starter Kit
With water becoming an increasingly scarce resource, authorities are either limiting the use of water or slapping you with ridiculous water bills in the summer. The most efficient way to keep costs low is by using a soaker hose. With it, you can direct all the water directly where you need it with minimal waste. Also, watering the ground is better for your plants. Remember, wet leaves can damage in the hot sun.