Things Needed
herb are seed plants that have been used in various cultivation throughout history for seasoning foods as well as for medicative , aromatic and ornamental determination . Most herb are wanton to grow , can adapt to a wide range of growing condition and add beauty and pastime to almost any landscape . Hundreds of types of herbaceous plant are uncommitted to home gardeners , and many of those are suited for growing in the affectionate climate of Alabama .
Selecting and Preparing the Garden Area
Step 1
take a planting area with well - drained land that receives at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight each solar day .
Step 2
Take a sample of stain to your local extension position for testing . herb develop near in territory with a pH neutral stage of 6 to 7 . Purchase any recommended nutrients , like basswood , that may required to adjust the pH storey of soil .
Step 3
Break up soil in the planting area with a garden tiller or hoe . After removing pot and debris from the area with a rip , intermixture in constitutional compost and any required nutrient .
Growing Herbs from Packaged Seed
Cover seeds with a light software of dirt and pat down .
Apply a mist or fine atomizer of water , to avoid dampen away newly planted seeds , until soil is evenly moist .
Step 4
Thin plants to some one to two inches apart after seedling emerge to avert overcrowding .
Growing Herbs from Purchased Transplants
Dig holes some twice the size of it of plant rootballs . Space holes grant to maturity date size of plants . Remove plants from container , centre plant in maw then backfill with soil . Cover with soil only to the herbs ' original planting depths .
spraying plants lightly with water until soil is thoroughly moist several in down .
bring a one- to two - in stratum of constitutional mulch to the top of soil to aid forbid Mary Jane and tolerate herbs to hold moisture .
Tip
Plant herb seed and transplants into the ground in late March or April , after the peril of frost has excrete . Adding peat , compost and other innate planting media will better drainage and atmosphere circulation in orbit with heavy Alabama clay grime . Water unseasoned seedlings and transplanted herbs when the soil becomes dry on the open . After the plant become institute , ensure herbs invite at least one inch of water system per workweek through rain or irrigation . Some herbaceous plant may postulate more body of water during the red-hot summer months to prevent droop .
Warning
Too much fertilizer can produce an abundance of ill favored leaf on herb plants . Do not over fertilize . Herbs need adequate quad to receive optimal luminance and melodic line circulation . To prevent disease and spindly plant life , do not distance herbs too closely together .
