Laying out Your Herb Garden
Herb Garden Ideas You have prepared your soil by amending it and working it to a depth of at least six inches. The site you have selected has at least six hours of sunlight each day, and does not sit in a boggy area or in a spot that's riddled with tree roots. Great start! Preparing the soil and selecting plants or seeds is only part of the adventure, now comes the layout. You should be thinking about how to organize your plot to best advantage. Good housekeeping will require you to reach all the way to the back of the plot for weeding and harvesting. If you can't do that from the front, you will have to add stepping-stones every few feet for ingress and egress unless you have additional access from the back or sides. You'll also have to consider the heights of the plants you are planning on using, together with their light requirements, especially if portions of your plot receive partial shade. Formal Herb Garden Layouts Popular layouts include wagon wheels, spir...
