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- Create herbal bed - the best location
- The cardinal questions to the herb bed location
- What herbs want
- Plan with what's there
- The aesthetic aspect
Most herbs like it sunny
Create herbal bed - the best location
Having your own little herb bed is a nice thing. Creating a new one, however, requires good planning - thus ensuring higher and better quality harvesting opportunities. Here are some of the key factors: the location.
The cardinal questions to the herb bed location
Where you plant your herbal bed depends on several factors:
What herbs want
On the one hand, you want to offer your aromatic kitchen and medicinal plants good conditions for prosperity. The first orientation point for the choice of location is therefore the choice of herbs, which put quite different demands on the sun and soil.
Sorts from the south, above all, of course, the classic Mediterranean herbs such as thyme, rosemary or oregano, need as full sun, warm location and a rather lean, permeable-stony substrate
Native species such as chives, parsley, fennel, chervil or lovage thrive well in partial shade. For this they need a rather rich soil with compost.
A few species of herbs, which grow in the wild on forest soil, can also be grown quite shady: These include about woodruff, wild garlic or mint.
Plan with what's there
Of course, the practical question of space arises. If you have a large garden, the freedom of choice is certainly greater. If you only have a small garden or even just a terrace or a balcony, you have to adapt a bit - in terms of the bed dimensions and the herbal choice.
While there are no limits when it comes to large space, you need a bit of organizational skills on the balcony. Of course, you are dependent on the orientation of the balcony - on a north-facing balcony, Mediterranean herbs can of course be drawn badly. To save space, you can also use instead of a bed on combined terracotta pots with pretty side troughs or a simple flower box.
The aesthetic aspect
Ultimately, of course, her design claim plays a role. If you also intend to beautify your garden oasis by creating a herbal bed, use your usual gardening habits when choosing a location.
Do you sit a lot on the terrace and want to enjoy the view of a decorative herb snail? Or be inspired by the view from the kitchen window to aromatic recipes?
Even along a garden path, an adjoining herbal border with its leaflets - possibly also divided with flower portions - an attractive eye candy.