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Herb Gardening For Dummies

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Herb Gardening For Dummies provides a practical and accessible introduction to growing your own herbs at home. With expert advice on choosing the best herbs for your climate and tips on sowing, growing, and harvesting, this guide offers helpful insights into integrating herbs into your garden. It also covers the various uses of herbs for culinary, medicinal, and decorative purposes, making it an ideal resource for both beginners and experienced gardeners.
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You might enjoy this book if you're eager to begin exploring the world of herb gardening, whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced gardener seeking new tips. It offers comprehensive guidance on how to select, plant, grow, and harvest your herbs successfully at home. If you love cooking with fresh ingredients and want a garden that provides both beauty and practicality, this book can be an inspiring and useful resource.

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A plain-English guide to the world of herb gardening Starting an herb garden isn't free, but it certainly outweighs the growing costs of buying retail herbs. Plus, adding homegrown ingredients to your meals is a healthy and tasty way to improve upon any dish you whip up at home.

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A plain-English guide to the world of herb gardening

Starting an herb garden isn't free, but it certainly outweighs the growing costs of buying retail herbs. Plus, adding homegrown ingredients to your meals is a healthy and tasty way to improve upon any dish you whip up at home.

This friendly, hands-on guide is an excellent introduction to the world of herb gardening. It gives you tips and advice to grow a thriving herb garden that will add depth and flavour to home-cooked mealsβ€”as well as boost your health.

  • How to choose, plant, and care for herbs
  • Covers ready-made versus homemade soil mixes, starting plants from seeds, and other fundamentals
  • How to prevent insects, pests, and diseases from invading your containers
  • Over 30 herb recipes for everyday uses, including rubs, marinades, beauty products, and more

Whether you're interested in getting step-by-step instructions for starting on your first herb garden or already have one and want to learn new tips and techniques, Herb Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition has you covered!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470617786

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 November 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 183.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 689g

Pages: 392

About the Author

Suzanne DeJohn is an editor with the National Gardening Association. The National Gardening Association is the leading garden-basededucational nonprofit organization in the United States, providingresources at www. garden.org and www.kidsgardening.org.

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